Best Industrial Materials
A soft silvery metallic poor metal, elemental gallium is a brittle solid at low temperatures. Gallium From RotoMetals Inc is the purist and best to Use!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Un fortunately I used my electronic scale that was finely calibrated to weigh the gallium and it weighed 100g INCLUDING the plastic test tubes."
""They called it 'pure' potassium, but it turned all white when I exposed it to air, and when I accidentally flushed it down the toilet the pipes exploded! "Love the radium, but I can only give it three stars because it caused horrible burns on my hands and gave my wife cancer." Gallium is what it is - a shiny silver metal with a melting point of just over 85 degrees F - and it gets five stars for it. I melted mine into a plastic cup and left it in my office overnight. I just enjoy it for what it is, a curiosity for my office to sit next to my Buckyball magnets, my fire-spitting wind-up nun, my musical LED top, my green laser, the rubber chicken that produces an egg out its rear when you squeeze it, and various puzzles, magnets, squishy things, nesting dolls, and other things to inspire me as I work."
"But keep in mind that this metal really likes to stick to your hand when melted and getting it all the way off is pretty hard. Secondly, you can't melt it using traditional methods like a stove or fire because the container is plastic. You need to run it under hot water for a long time in order to get even a little bit out of the container."
"awesome stuff."
"It solidifies again at room temperature but that can take a really long time due to known supercooling properties of gallium."
"It's fascinating-I don't know what you'd use it for but I'm simply happy to use it for stress relief by playing with it randomly."
"Really fun... use a place mat underneath.. leaves a tiny mess but comes off with hot hot water."
"Really cool stuff to play around with."
Factories usually produce copper coated steel rods for a purpose of gas welding. - Rise in blood pressure, kidney damage, miscarriages and subtle abortions, disruption of nervous systems, brain damage, declined fertility of men, diminished learning abilities of children. Lead can enter a fetus through the placenta of the mother which can cause serious damage to the nervous system and the brains of unborn children. ● As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Germany alone can generate a conservatively-estimated annual revenue of more than $50 million".
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I am the clerk for our local cemetery and the burial records for the oldest section of the cemetery, dating back to the 1850s, have been lost. Every time he would come to the next marked grave, the wires would cross. I care deeply about this cemetery and about the people buried there (many of them are my ancestors), so I was hoping that would help me. I took the rods and proceeded to walk directly behind a line of stones so I could not read the names. The rods would swing one way or the other, so afterwards I would walk around the stone to see if the rods were right. All I know is that they work, they move even when you are standing perfectly still in the middle of the cemetery."
"Before I even read the paperwork it came with, I took them out and held the handles with the rods straight out and parallel to my lap. The rods will be straight out and running parallel to the floor with an ever so slight angle of about 5% leaning down. You hold onto the outer handle the L-shaped rod fits into - the handle does not restrict the movements of the rod. It was straight then crossed right when it was above the umbrella base filled with water. It said on one channel, you have to kind of break in a new set of dowsing rods. To do that you tell it, "This is what it looks like for Yes" and then you cross the two rods. Then I put them straight out again, holding by the handles, with no control of where the rods turn, and I said, "This is what it looks like for No" - they immediately turned outward on their own. These dowsing rods and handles are made out of copper. The handles are about 4.8 inches long and the straight part that sticks out of the handle is about 13.25 inches long."
"Beautifully crafted dowsing copper rods. Upon arriving at the hotel, I used the rods in my hotel room and quickly determined that there was a little boy spirit in the room."
"They feel light but sensitive to the Earth Magnetics already, and I am not that healthy so if they move easily for me now, what will they do when I am well again?"
ArmorDillo Heavy Removable Paint Protection Film and Carpet Protector Film is a High-Tack Surface Protection Film and clear protective film used for temporary floor protection and temporary floor covering. Use this clear adhesive film for all types of synthetic carpeting, and other surfaces that call for high tack with removable adhesive protection such as furniture and upholstery, for carpet protection film and carpet cover, as a clear protective film, multi surface protection film, paint protection film, moving floor protection, protective tape, and temporary floor protection and covering. OTHER USES: paint protection film, protective floor covering, surface protective film, clear paint protection, protective plastic film, carpet protection tape, protective tape, paint protection tape, carpet shield self adhesive film, self adhesive carpet protector, paint protection, adhesive film, polyethylene film, sticky plastic carpet protector, and more. Engineered tough, carpet protector for painting, remodeling, moving, model homes, parties, pets, etc.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We had two qualities of carpet: tall, thick, expensive ones and low, thin, cheaper version - it did well for both. As a matter of fact, we left our protection there for a month; when we removed it and vacuumed, the carpet was perfect! We still have a lot left, so I plan on covering some more by then deck door, when it rains and/or snows."
"Our rug took three strips and we were initially thrilled as it was purchased to protect a nice wool rug from Boston Terriers and allow our Rumba to work around it; however, on day one even with trimmed nails our little dogs punctured it."
"Arrived quickly sticks to the carpet as advertised plenty for the master bedroom carpet .Wanted to keep the dirt/dust off the carpet since we are remodeling the adjoining bath ."
"The "hardwood floors" version of this stuff is terrible."
"Our contractor had put down paper which was noisy and kept ripping after a day or so."
"Worked well Put this down on white carpets while moving on a rainy day."
"Hard to get off the carpet once installed."
"First time I ordered the protection film, it stuck to the carpet real well, it lasted for well over 3 months. So, I decided to order another one, to place a fresh film for a planned party, and upon arrival I was surprised to get what appears to be an older stock product."
Best Ceramics & Glass Raw Materials
With a width of 102 inches and a gauge of .045 these friendly dimensions makes it easy to transport, ship and install this Arctic White Fiberglass with the greatest ease ever. Whether you are shipping to distant countries or just close to your proximity, the favorable dimensions of this RV Arctic fiberglass will make it easy for you to transport it at your own convenience and comfort. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Towed it a thousand miles and it still looks better than the rest of the RV."
"Received as ordered, looks to be an excellent product."
"This material will reduce weight, increase fuel mileage and R value for heat and cooling purposes."
"Strong sturdy material."
Best Cork Raw Materials
Design the communication surface you need with these 1/4-inch thick cork panels. Each frameless tile is 12-inch x 12-inch, 4 pack; natural cork is self-healing for longer lasting use.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"These tiles are very nice and go up easily."
"Purchased to cut to smaller size for backing on ceramic tiles that will be used for hot plates."
"Useful for the kids crafts and paintings!"
"The back is not a sticker as it seems in the details."
"Incredibly cheap and crumbly."
"The stickers are terrible to separate from the paper."
"These were so flimsy and cheap that I got them in my Pantry box and immediately discarded them."
Best Expanded & Perforated Sheets
The A36 carbon steel perforated sheet with staggered perforations meets American Society for Testing and Materials International ASTM A36 specifications, has an unpolished (mill) surface, and has been hot rolled.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Cardboard over-wrap packaging probably wouldn't protect against shipper abuse in all cases, but it is evidently quite adequate."
"Perfect for my application as a custom speaker grille in my entertainment center."
"It was easy to cut with a hacksaw and I patched the hole in my wood pellet basket just fine."
"Other than that, this worked beautifully as a drop-in replacement for a raised panel in a cabinet, after I painted it black."
"used this to make new grills for my refurbished jbl charge 2+."
"Perfect for my pellet stove afterburner tray fabrication."
"This product had every corner bent drastically and the product overall had a U shape curve to it like it was wrapped around a 55 gal barrel."
Best Fabrics, Fibers & Textiles Raw Materials
Our acrylic felt is made from synthetic fibers, available in more than 40 vibrant colors, with a higher durability than regular store-bought acrylic felt. 9 inches (22.86 cm) x 12 inches (30.48 cm) x 1/16 of an inch (1.6 mm) thick.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When cutting, I had no problems with fraying or separation and after pinning the circles onto my wreath form, the felt filled it out nicely and looked great!"
"Quality felt."
"doesn't have structure to it."
"This felt is good quality although I would echo the other reviews regarding the annoyance of the sticker on each individual piece of felt."
"The material was a bit fuzzy compared to other felt squares I’ve bought."
"Perfect for my craft project."
"Image included is of a 9x12 sheet of felt from craft store decorated for the soft book I'm making, next to that is the "9x12" shipped to me."
Best Foam Raw Materials
Kaizen Foam is another great product designed to help you achieve maximum organization and visual control in your workspace! Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There are other reviews where people have complained about the layers not separating."
"I like this stuff, cut it down and I am slowly making cutouts for my tools, works great."
"This stuff works exactly as described."
"great product, works and looks great in my carry gun cases."
"Great!"
"Cuts and peels like it is supposed to."
"sure good for organizing."
"Got a bad batch I think, it would not separate in layers at all."
Best Graphite Raw Materials
Superfine grain size, high density, superior strength, molded graphite rod.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It works just as it should."
"As advertised. Packaged well."
"Just got these today."
"Yet another pair that survived USPS and my harsh environment."
"We purchased this rod to make bushings for a pump impeller in a harsh environment."
"As expected of a rod made of graphite."
"exactly what I wanted, graphite rod!"
"excellent ground rod for my marine aquarium."
Best Metal & Alloy Wire
This single-strand wire is annealed for improved ductility and meets QQ-W-343 standards for uninsulated copper wire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's only snapped once so far but there were a couple other times were the wire became fragile.This might just be how it is when working with wire and I have to get more accustomed to using it."
"I purchased this for building a counterflow wort chiller."
"18AWG is correct size for my project of building a magnet battery train."
"Great price and quality for what I was looking to do with it, also it showed up very quick."
"Love this copper."
"Made a great radio antenna for receiving shortwave broadcasts."
"Great price."
"Best price I can find ."
Best Laminates & Composites Raw Materials
Using the laminating roll allows individuals to protect documents of various sizes, while creating a professional-look in minutes. These rolls offer the same professional looking quality but for larger applications. Cleer Adheer adds waterproof, tear-resistant permanent protection without heat or special equipment.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought some self adhesive laminate sheets many years ago."
"It stays adhered to whatever you put it on, and it's the perfect weight to protect with a crystal clarity."
"Note that the entire tag is always visible so if you're freaked out about privacy, then this is not the tag for you. My family went on vacation and had to tag 9 items (3 check-in bags, 2 strollers, 2 backpacks, 1 diaper bag and 1 medical equipment cooler) and we would have spent 10x as much if we went with privacy hard tags."
"Amazed at how well these work."
"I think they're great for non-heat laminated tags."
"I have noticed that when exposed to heat the plastic cover bubbles up and separates itself."
"I use it for many projects--book marks, photo protectors, lists I want to keep without having the ink run if a drop of water lands on them, mailing labels on packages, a protective cover for labels such as my cell phone number on the case."
"Pretty embarrassed that all the girls who were invited probably got luggage tags that they cannot use because they came apart."
Best Mesh & Wire Cloth
M D Hobby & Crafts-Copper Mesh Sheet (Rolled). A great addition to scrapbooks and other paper crafts.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I cut this with ordinary scissors, I used my bare hands, and I could feel the little tiny pricks in my skin when I was done. I wanted to reuse the box for storage of the remainder, so I rolled the coil tighter so I could pull it out, this is probably where I got all the pinpricks in my fingers."
"This was the perfect craft material for what we wanted."
"Excellent copper screen with fine mesh."
"Just what I needed for an EMP shield."
"Thanks for this quality copper mesh."
"Using this in my art quilts and other craft projects."
"Bought it for use in my still, gets the job done and had plenty left over after cutting."
Best Metal & Alloy Raw Materials
Factories usually produce copper coated steel rods for a purpose of gas welding. - Rise in blood pressure, kidney damage, miscarriages and subtle abortions, disruption of nervous systems, brain damage, declined fertility of men, diminished learning abilities of children. Lead can enter a fetus through the placenta of the mother which can cause serious damage to the nervous system and the brains of unborn children. ● As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Germany alone can generate a conservatively-estimated annual revenue of more than $50 million".
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I am the clerk for our local cemetery and the burial records for the oldest section of the cemetery, dating back to the 1850s, have been lost. Every time he would come to the next marked grave, the wires would cross. I care deeply about this cemetery and about the people buried there (many of them are my ancestors), so I was hoping that would help me. I took the rods and proceeded to walk directly behind a line of stones so I could not read the names. The rods would swing one way or the other, so afterwards I would walk around the stone to see if the rods were right. All I know is that they work, they move even when you are standing perfectly still in the middle of the cemetery."
"Beautifully crafted dowsing copper rods. Upon arriving at the hotel, I used the rods in my hotel room and quickly determined that there was a little boy spirit in the room."
"Before I even read the paperwork it came with, I took them out and held the handles with the rods straight out and parallel to my lap. The rods will be straight out and running parallel to the floor with an ever so slight angle of about 5% leaning down. You hold onto the outer handle the L-shaped rod fits into - the handle does not restrict the movements of the rod. It was straight then crossed right when it was above the umbrella base filled with water. It said on one channel, you have to kind of break in a new set of dowsing rods. To do that you tell it, "This is what it looks like for Yes" and then you cross the two rods. Then I put them straight out again, holding by the handles, with no control of where the rods turn, and I said, "This is what it looks like for No" - they immediately turned outward on their own. These dowsing rods and handles are made out of copper. The handles are about 4.8 inches long and the straight part that sticks out of the handle is about 13.25 inches long."
"These rods are wonderful.....everything I needed for dowsing."
"As someone who practiced dowsing sometime ago, it is a pleasure to be re-introduced to it with these copper rods."
"This is my first time using rods I will explore with them,quality very nice thank you!"
Best Plastic Raw Materials
KYDEX® V KYDEX® V sheet has excellent forming properties, which results in uniform wall thicknesses and crisp detail. - Cycle times will vary depending on the oven conditions and grade of KYDEX® V sheet being formed. - When forming KYDEX® V sheet, it is better to rely on the sheet appearance during heating than on fixed cycle times. Sheet Appearance During Heating As KYDEX® V sheet is heated, the inherent stresses in the sheet will relax. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Things to know: -buy extra to figure out how to work with it."
"I didn't receive the item that I ordered."
"This Kydex is good to go."
"I built a diffuser basin for my aquarium's return pump and it's changed my life."
"I bought this to use as a less expensive alternative to worbla."
"I used this to cut a new under body panel for my Prius."
"Quality product,good formabilty ,no shrinkage during heating. I recommend 350 degrees center rack of an oven or toaster oven LAYING ON A PIECE OF THIN WOOD OF APPROPRIATE SIZE so it doesn't melt ."
"It's good sheath material, especially for large knives."
Best Rubber Raw Materials
It can also be used as a dust seal for furniture, store fixtures and partitions, noise insulation, padding, expansion joints of precast concrete and steel, vapour barrier for prefab buildings, HVAC & refrigeration, automotive. Excellent door seals for truck and bus bodies, offload equipment, transformer cabinets.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The evaporators fits much better in the vehicle now and the seal created is far superior to the manufacturer seal."
"Im usining it for car audio purposes, and while its not a deadener, it does a good job of decoupling."
"worked for what I needed it for."
"Nice soft material with adhesive backing."
"I needed the material to insulate a water container in solutions b zero temps."
"Makes padding various sized items possible!"
"But its doing the job I needed done."
Best Shims & Shim Stock Raw Materials
Precision ground and case hardened on all six sides Squareness on all sides within 0.0001" Surface finish from 6 to 16 microinches 23 through holes (5 tapped 3/8"-16 TPI and 18 plain). Precision ground Steel and Case Hardened on all six sides.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"First thing after cleaning I tested dimensions with a .0005 test indicator and it was dead on in 3D's and runs."
"Despite the flaw this is a great little tool - as close to flat and square as the price permits."
"Blocks arrived wrapped in protective paper inside a cardboard box. A small chamfer is applied along on all the edges; no sharp edges."
"1-2-3 blocks are incredibly useful for accurate tool and job set-up - for woodworkers as much as machinists and these are as accurate as any I've used over many years."
"I don't have any use for the threads, so I can't speak to the problems others have experienced with them, but mine seems well machined with no noticeable burrs or other imperfections."
"I received these 1-2-3 blocks from Amazon together with a 0-3" digital micrometer kit from iGauging, so I decided to check tolerances on the blocks I received. The advertised tolerance on this kit is +/- 0.0001", which is why I bought these particular blocks, as most blocks only advertise to 0.0002."
"I use these as a pencil holder for drawing."
"These blocks are great!"
Best Wood Raw Materials
12” wooden dowel rods are great for any kids crafts, DIY projects and are perfect for tiered cakes! Unfinished hardwood dowels that have been sanded smooth.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was looking for rhythm sticks for our kids at church during music time."
"These things r fantastic for my garden flags."
"Nice and straight."
"Well made, should do it's intended job just fine!"
"good size dowel rods for assembling screwless products."
"Nicely made...consistent and solid....I love these dowels...."
"It's exactly what I need to make a perch for my birds and also for the nesting boxes."