Vulcanized fibre for pick ups

[BigH]

I recently built my own single coil pick ups for a strat project and I’m looking to make some more. Does anyone know of a supplier of the flatwork material in the UK. Or does anyone know the specific makeup of the material so I can look for a supplier.

 

BigH

[curtisa]

Is it imperative that it's vulcanised fibre material? Vulcanised fibreboard may be available from an electrical wholesaler as a switchboard insulating material, although you might striggle to find anything thin enough for pickup construction.

Maybe try tube amp building suppliers? Point-to-point tag boards are sometimes made from similar materials.

Anything flat, rigid, non-conductive and easy to shape would surely work - plastic sheeting, fibreglass sheeting, thin timber...

Google?

[Bizman62]

4 hours ago, curtisa said:

plastic sheeting, fibreglass sheeting, thin timber...

Aviation or marine plywood... available from 0.8 mm upwards.

[BigH]

Thanks, I’ve actually managed to purchase some from America as appears no one sells it in the uk, I will look at trying the other options too. 

[Bizman62]

Re plywood, I just noticed I have a small 2 mm thin 3 ply square large enough for a P90. It came with a square white mold cheese sold as an Alpine theme product! The only issue with it is that it's slightly arched due to the moisture of the cheese since the top and bottom have a similar grain direction. More cross laminated plies would be better.