The Armour Archive

I am looking for a supplier of ABS in the DC metro area. Shipping on a $75 sheet is $250! Any good leads on where to get some locally or a supplier who does not get you on shipping?

Thanks

There's a Piedmont plastics in Beltsville, MD where you could get ABS and Kydex scraps pretty cheaply (and no shipping if you went there). But not sure if they allow walk-ins any more. I haven't heard of anyone bugging them in a few years. The one in Beltsville is listed as a distributor, just not sure if they still will sell directly, as they don't have an online storefront to purchase (they never have).
Of course, there are a couple of steel supply places that are the same way. They will sell to anybody, but no internet storefront or catalog.
http://www.piedmontplastics.com/locations.aspx

-Cian

See if any of the Laird Plastics sources are nearby. I did good business with them in the past.

http://www.lairdplastics.com/locations-list

Important to note: Just because you are buying from location A doesn't mean that it isn't stored in location B. I found that slicking a 4'x8' sheet into 4'x32" sections greatly improved shipping costs. Then it can go by UPS ground rather then freight shipping.

Luck!
Sean

I have not seen anyone post this so far. Either people don't realize it, or there is some problem I am not aware of but...

www.amazon.com

Search for "ABS Plastic Sheet" or "Kydex Sheet". They sell textured sheets in small to medium sizes in the $8 - $30 price range. Also a great source for closed cell foam, foam rubber, etc.

Amazon! better price than McMaster and free shipping! Thanks for these links fellas

I'll just get some smaller pieces I think and save a trip. Buying a whole sheet would be more economical, but I don't need a whole sheet. Unless of course there are some people in DC Metro area that might want to go in on a 1/8' sheet of ABS. PM me if interested.

Now it has been 20+ years since my armoury was in DC metro but I used to get my kydex from a place in Rockville, somewhere on the East side of the Twinbrook Metro station.

That was Read or Reed Plastics. Went there also. Long gone now.