Source for polyester film in South Africa

gcronje · 11th January 2006, 07:40 PM

Hi.

I'm thinking of building myself a set of ESL speakers. Can anyone suggest a source for mylar/polyester film in South Africa? The closest I've been able to get is Flexpak (part of Nampak) but it seems they only do polyethelene film.

Is the film used for model aircraft (http://www.solarfilm.co.uk/) too thick? It is readily available in hobby shops.

If I can't find polyester, is Glad Wrap OK for a first try, or am I wasting my time?

I'm in the Johannesburg area.

Thanks.

Gert

BillH · 14th January 2006, 01:10 PM

Check Ebay. A search for "hostaphan" will bring up what you're looking for. There are no auctions going at the moment, but the hostaphan (mylar) is listed regularly by Hans Zeeuwe from the audiocircuit.com.

It's 6.1 m x 795mm x 6 micron and sells for US$24.50 + US$6 for international shipping. I bought mine from him and it got to my door in about two weeks from the Netherlands.

gcronje · 16th January 2006, 04:10 PM

Hi Bill.

Thanks for the info. I'll phone around some more, and if I can't find anything locally, I'll contact them.

Gert.

thejohn · 16th January 2006, 04:38 PM

I couldn't find anything under 12micron locally. If you have any more luck let us know. Even DuPont locally didn't seem to know what I was talking about! Ended up getting some from a guy in Australia - bit expensive! BillH's idea is much cheaper.

11th January 2006, 07:40 PM	#1
gcronje diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alberton	Source for polyester film in South Africa Hi. I'm thinking of building myself a set of ESL speakers. Can anyone suggest a source for mylar/polyester film in South Africa? The closest I've been able to get is Flexpak (part of Nampak) but it seems they only do polyethelene film. Is the film used for model aircraft (http://www.solarfilm.co.uk/) too thick? It is readily available in hobby shops. If I can't find polyester, is Glad Wrap OK for a first try, or am I wasting my time? I'm in the Johannesburg area. Thanks. Gert

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16th January 2006, 04:10 PM	#3
gcronje diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alberton	Hi Bill. Thanks for the info. I'll phone around some more, and if I can't find anything locally, I'll contact them. Gert.

16th January 2006, 04:38 PM	#4
thejohn diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cape Town, South Africa	I couldn't find anything under 12micron locally. If you have any more luck let us know. Even DuPont locally didn't seem to know what I was talking about! Ended up getting some from a guy in Australia - bit expensive! BillH's idea is much cheaper.