Mylar sources

Anyone have any sources for Mylar? I want to make some parachutes from it. Hobby Lobby, Michaels, HobbyTown, and all the office supply places I have checked don't have it.

If you have Paypal I'll send you some from Launch Pad kit's, I'm not going to use them. Just pay shipping.
They are 18" diameter. Is that big enough? I've got 5 and have all the fittings and lines to go with
them too. HELLO!
Send me a private message if you can use them.

JP

Try party supply and craft supply stores. Metallized polyester is used for gift wrap and crafty stuff besides parachutes.

Or buy from Aerospace Speciality Products.

Sorry no Paypal

sjh1 said:

Sorry no Paypal

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Well, that's OK, it's not much to ship.
Can you use them? I'll ship them anyways if you can.

JP

Walmart - "space blankets". About $3 a piece for a 3' x 6' piece.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflective...1338346?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item43c36a63ea


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflective...6596082?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item43bdc4bcf2

I don't know how much your interested in
but I found this to be about the best bang for the buck around..................

Teddy

Dollar Tree for mylar wrapping paper and balloons.

onebadhawk said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflective...1338346?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item43c36a63ea


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflective...6596082?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item43bdc4bcf2

I don't know how much your interested in
but I found this to be about the best bang for the buck around..................

Teddy

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I think this 2 mil stuff might be a little too thick for parachutes.

dc

https://mygirlfriendshouse.com/green_holographic_mylar_sheets.asp

Just give your wife a heads up, as she may wonder about the name on the credit card statement

fulldec said:

I think this 2 mil stuff might be a little too thick for parachutes.

dc

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I got the thicker stuff because my intention
was to use it for a very large streamer............

Teddy

Thx, PM sent with address.

sjh1 said:

Thx, PM sent with address.

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PM replied to.
These guys at TRF sent me stuff when I needed it so I'll do the same, again!
It's the Rocket Men way!

JP

sooner.boomer said:

Walmart - "space blankets". About $3 a piece for a 3' x 6' piece.

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I just got one of those. What's your preferred method for cutting it without putting little tears into the cut edge?

Competition parachutes are made from 1/4 mil mylar. But 1/4 mil mylar is virtually unobtainable now and almost 4 times the cost it was several years ago (it used to be common component in audio speakers, but not so much anymore). Andy at Aerospace Specialty Products has thankfully found a new source but it is pretty expensive. Andy's competition parachute kits are the best there are, and I highly recommend them if you are looking for maximal strength with minimal weight.

More common sport mylar chutes (Balsa Machining, etc) are made from 1/2 mil. This is not so readily available in rolls, but Space Blankets are made from 1/2 mil so you can get it pretty cheaply in big sheets.

Streamers generally use 1 or 2 mil mylar, which is readily available from hydroponics supplies online.

Steve

you can get all kinds of mylar in sheets at just about any "Party Store". all kinds of colors usually in 5 sheet packs generally 1mil thickness just fine for sport flying. Can't recall the sheet size but more the large enough for 24" Flat Para-sheets cutting. Cheap too!

At NARCON, Randy Broadway had some different colored mylar packaged for purchase. Might also want to checkout eRockets.biz

https://www.erockets.biz/parachute/?sort=featured

-Carl-

Survival Blankets work as well, Nathan from our club has used them in his MD efforts.