Rubber Feet Style C

The Rubber feet in this style C shape are a great all rounder and are a popular rubber foot. The classic pimple base rubber foot design is very popular as a walking stick foot. Applications as well as walking sticks, include chair feet or stand feet. Rubber feet also help to reduce slip and vibration. The range includes products with and without metal re-enforcing washers in the base. These help to prevent tubes punching through the end of the rubber feet, especially good for heavier applications. Please click here to request your free samples. Thank you James Gardner

Rubber Feet Style A

The style A rubber feet are commonly known as crutch feet and walking frame feet and have a larger footprint providing maximum grip to help to prevent slip. The most common applications being crutches and walking frames. Replacement crutch feet and replacement walking frame feet. Many of these crutch feet come with a metal washer in the bottom to offer improved puncture resistance, essential in a production environment where tube cut end finishing is limited.

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Plastic Dip Moulding Blog

What is Plastic Dip Moulding?

This Blog on Plastic Dip Moulding is to help you understand the simple process of making Plastic Caps, Hand Grips, Sleeves and Custom mouldings.

The process starts with a "male former" in the shape and size of the inside of the finished mould that is required.

1) This tool or tools are placed into a "pre-heat" oven and bought up to a set temperature over a set period of time.

2) The tools are then dipped into a bath of liquid PVC plastic to a set length. The tools then dwell in the bath of liquid PVC for a set amount of time and then removed from the tank at a set speed.

3) The tools are placed into the "cure" oven at a set temperature for a set amount of time. This stage is the most sensitive stage as it will cure the plastic parts so that they do not rip or tare once they have cooled down which is the 4th process.

4) The cooling stage is done immersing the tools (now coated in plastic) to a set length for a set amount of time in a bath of cool water.

5) To remove the plastic moulds from the tools is done by using a high pressure airline. The operator directs the air between the tool and the plastic mould and the parts slide off into a catch net or gloved hand.

6) The plastic parts are then placed into cooling trays before being bagged or boxed.
The process sounds simple and it is, although there is a real art and skill to getting it correct day in day out.

If you have any comments or questions on the plastic dip moulding blog please feel free to submit them.

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What is the Plastic Expert Blog all about?

I have created this Plastic Expert Blog to enable people who have questions about Plastic moulding and Plastic Components to submit their questions for free advice.

I have a wealth of personal experience in the industry and would welcome the challenge to use my knowledge and my fellow experts out there to answer your questions.

Feel free to ask any questions at the Plastic Expert Blog about Plastic, Rubber of Foam mouldings and Components. No question is to silly.

I will try to answer all question as quickly as possible.

Thank you for visiting the Plastic Expert Blog.

James Gardner