acrylic rods ?????

[jimbo78]

where can i get some? Tried a few LFS but no one carries them

 

[Octoshark]

I googled "acrylic rods" and came up with quite a few possible places, so try that and just find a store that you trust. They also sell some on Amazon and eBay

 

[robsnnny]

rods

rods

try Delviesplastices.com

 

[robsnnny]

rods

rods

Delviesplastics.com

 

[drparker]

If you going to use them for drilling rock, I used fiberglass rods. 1.98 at Home Depot for driveway markers.

 

[Fizz71]

The cheapest I found acrylic rods 2 years ago was through TAP Plastics: http://www.tapplastics.com/

I bought these:
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=147

When you price keep a close eye on shipping. Tap cuts rods to 3ft lengths so the shipping is not considered "oversized".

 

[Tomaric]

Why not go to lowes or HD and buy a 1/4 inch small sheet of acrylic for $5.00 or so cut them to 1/4x 1/4 inch and make your own. Just drill the rock whole a bit bigger.

 

[Misled]

I used these guys. They have a store close to you.

http://www.totalplastics.com/

 

[HiroPro]

+1 tapplastics

 

[lordofthereef]

I think places like hobbylobby and michaels would have them. Basically craft stores is what I think I remember people saying if you want to get them locally. Depending on how many you need it may be cheaper to just get some in bulk online though.

 

[shaunt]

I think places like hobbylobby and michaels would have them. Basically craft stores is what I think I remember people saying if you want to get them locally. Depending on how many you need it may be cheaper to just get some in bulk online though.

I thought the same thing and went to every hobby type store today (michaels, JoAnns, local hobby stores, etc) with no luck. They all had wood but no fiberglass or acrylic.

 

[lordofthereef]

Do you have a hobby lobby?

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/store/item.aspx?ItemId=39687&dep=75&cat=60&subcat=50&Search=Y

 

[lordofthereef]

Another thought would be 1/4" or 1/2" pvc.

 

[shaunt]

no I dont

But what I did do was go to Home Depot and grab a couple of the poles with a single reflector on the top. I think they are made of plastic and fiberglass. They have a couple different widths as well.

 

[hazmat319]

PVC is too big. Tried that. Also looked everywhere for acrylic rod. I ended up ordering from USA plastics. I needed a gate valve and purchased the acrylic rod from them too. It was really cheap but they had a 6 food minimum. But I think it was $1.85 for 6 feet! It works really well too. Easy to cut. Just use the same cutters that you use for PVC pipe.

They ship super quick. I think I got it in 2 days. They have great customer service too.

 

[kevantheman35]

marcorocks sells them

 

[pura vida mi]

Acrylic rods are more expensive than "driveway markers", but IMO 110% better.

Worth the cost and effort, as they become almost invisable when your rocks have been drilled or stacked on top of the rods.