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Re: Cork Rotates

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2018-07-17 08:09

1.2mm and 1.6mm are the most common thicknesses. I used to buy from a place that had them in 0.1mm increments, but I don't anymore because it's not needed (most places don't have anything between those two sizes) plus the consistency wasn't really accurate to 0.1mm anyway. Only occasionally thicker or thinner is needed, but I rather not use thicker than 1.6mm (I use a layer of another material instead). Actually I sometimes use 1.2mm and a layer of another material instead of 1.6mm cork.

AFAIK almost all (if not all?) suppliers get their cork from the same couple of places in Portugal. Suppliers in North America usually get it from the same distributor in Canada (not sure if they are just an importer or also a manufacturer). I got the same quality from just about all suppliers, with the exception of one I definitely wouldn't buy from. I rather not mention here but I can email you if interested.

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