Coaster Feet?

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Billy Wynn
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Coaster Feet?

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can someone tell me where to order those little vinyl feet on the bottoms of coasters?
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Sandi
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Post by Sandi »

I get my plastic bumpers from our local lumber yard supply dealer. They sell kitchen cupboards and get them from their cabinet suppliers for putting on the inside of the cupboard doors.
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Alecia Helton
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Post by Alecia Helton »

http://www.aftosa.com They're called bump-ons.

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Cynthia

Post by Cynthia »

I order acrylic bumpers from Craftics. They were the most affordable I could find in bulk, they come in lots of sizes and colors...but Google 'Bumpons' and see what you come up with.


http://craftics.com/cp000006.htm
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BIGGBILL wrote:can someone tell me where to order those little vinyl feet on the bottoms of coasters?
mcmaster-carr.com has a variety of polyurethane stick ons that make good coaster feet...
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Try http://www.unitedmfrs.com/cgi-bin/retail.cgi?action=8

I use #121.

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Post by Claudia Whitten »

I use the same bump-ons as Steve. I find they are easy to work with and stick well. You will find that you will go thru a lot of them once you start selling. These also hold well on the surface you place them on.
.........Claudia
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Post by charlie »

if you need just a few, home depot sells them, but they're much more expensive that way than buying in bulk.
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Ted A.
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coaster feet

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I've used the clear bump-ons and they work fine... however, what I don't like is on a transparent glass coaster, even the clear ones can be seen from the top. Opal glass is no problem. Anyone else agree... or maybe I'm just being too picky about the look.

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charlie
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Post by charlie »

:idea: make large chads out of the same glass as the coaster base and cold fuse them on.
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If you can't find a satisfactory local source, I can supply for US $6/100. - $50/1000.

They're almost weightless, so cheap to mail.
DeBrady Glass Ltd http://www.debrady.com
Victorian Art Glass http://www.vicartglass.com
Glass Campus online classes http://www.glasscampus.com
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charlie wrote::idea: make large chads out of the same glass as the coaster base and cold fuse them on.
What's a "chad"?

Cheers,
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charlie
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Post by charlie »

Suzan wrote:
charlie wrote::idea: make large chads out of the same glass as the coaster base and cold fuse them on.
What's a "chad"?

Cheers,
Suzan
cut small (1/4" to 1/2") squares of 1/8" glass. lay singly on washed shelf. fire to fusing temps. they'll bead up and become smaller and round.
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