I have been looking around through Lowe's and Home Depot for Ebony Star laminate. They never seem to carry any, and it seems to cost just under $50.00 per 4'/8' sheet. Someone out there must have some smaller quantities for sale. Any one know a good source? Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
Jim, Ebony Star is one of those "urban legends" of astronomy. It may work very marginally better, but not that much. It was recommended once (I think by Dave Kriege??) as being a good solution, and the folklore has contiued ever since. Any formica with a rough surface texture will work very well. Of course, if you want bragging rights then Ebony Star is the thing to have. If my recollection is correct, I think either Dave Dunn or Lee Priest bought some, and may have some left. Brent --- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have been looking around through Lowe's and Home Depot for Ebony Star laminate. They never seem to carry any, and it seems to cost just under $50.00 per 4'/8' sheet. Someone out there must have some smaller quantities for sale. Any one know a good source?
Jim
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What you want in a bearing laminate is a "pebbled" texture, not really "rough". The current in-vogue stuff is those molded bathroom wall panels with the texture that looks like solar granulation. I've got a few small pieces of Ebony Star left from a full sheet I bought about 10+ years ago, how big do you need? Can mail it out easily if it will fit in an envelope. C. --- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Jim,
Ebony Star is one of those "urban legends" of astronomy. It may work very marginally better, but not that much. It was recommended once (I think by Dave Kriege??) as being a good solution, and the folklore has contiued ever since.
Any formica with a rough surface texture will work very well. Of course, if you want bragging rights then Ebony Star is the thing to have.
If my recollection is correct, I think either Dave Dunn or Lee Priest bought some, and may have some left.
Brent
--- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have been looking around through Lowe's and Home Depot for Ebony Star laminate. They never seem to carry any, and it seems to cost just under $50.00 per 4'/8' sheet. Someone out there must have some smaller quantities for sale. Any one know a good source?
Jim
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Chuck, Your choice of words is superior. Brent --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
What you want in a bearing laminate is a "pebbled" texture, not really "rough". The current in-vogue stuff is those molded bathroom wall panels with the texture that looks like solar granulation.
I've got a few small pieces of Ebony Star left from a full sheet I bought about 10+ years ago, how big do you need? Can mail it out easily if it will fit in an envelope.
C.
--- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Jim,
Ebony Star is one of those "urban legends" of astronomy. It may work very marginally better, but not that much. It was recommended once (I think by Dave Kriege??) as being a good solution, and the folklore has contiued ever since.
Any formica with a rough surface texture will work very well. Of course, if you want bragging rights then Ebony Star is the thing to have.
If my recollection is correct, I think either Dave Dunn or Lee Priest bought some, and may have some left.
Brent
--- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have been looking around through Lowe's and Home Depot for Ebony Star laminate. They never seem to carry any, and it seems to cost just under $50.00 per 4'/8' sheet. Someone out there must have some smaller quantities for sale. Any one know a good source?
Jim
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Chuck, Your choice of words is superior. Brent --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
What you want in a bearing laminate is a "pebbled" texture, not really "rough". The current in-vogue stuff is those molded bathroom wall panels with the texture that looks like solar granulation.
I've got a few small pieces of Ebony Star left from a full sheet I bought about 10+ years ago, how big do you need? Can mail it out easily if it will fit in an envelope.
C.
--- Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Jim,
Ebony Star is one of those "urban legends" of astronomy. It may work very marginally better, but not that much. It was recommended once (I think by Dave Kriege??) as being a good solution, and the folklore has contiued ever since.
Any formica with a rough surface texture will work very well. Of course, if you want bragging rights then Ebony Star is the thing to have.
If my recollection is correct, I think either Dave Dunn or Lee Priest bought some, and may have some left.
Brent
--- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have been looking around through Lowe's and Home Depot for Ebony Star laminate. They never seem to carry any, and it seems to cost just under $50.00 per 4'/8' sheet. Someone out there must have some smaller quantities for sale. Any one know a good source?
Jim
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