Hello Fellow Mountmakers!
We are currently working on a project that requires some clear bumpons/bumpers. I have some 3M Bumpons (ITEM# 3MBMPLG) that are about 1/18" thin and 1/2" dia. and will be Oddy tested since the AIC wiki has it listed but it's from 2017 - fingers crossed!
My question is if anyone has a lead on any alternatives besides me making a bunch of sylgard and punching dots? The AIC Wiki reports that it didn't test well by 'BKM' but an alternative was found (and of course not listed). I know that my current research has led me to the following - 3M BUMPON PRODUCTS so I'm looking up the acrylic ones now.
Any help is appreciated,
I've made custom sizes out of mild steel, aluminum, even MDF once. Otherwise, like Andrew said, call around to some local machine shops and have some made for you. You can take them one of your existing dies as an example. I'm pretty sure the originals were made from hardened steel so you may want to go that route if it's a size you think you will be using for lots of bends.