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wood stablizing resin

turnaround360

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Ok I found this guy on ebay who sells the same as cactus juice he sent me this......Hi, a UK gallon is a fraction over 4.5 litres. I can do you 4 litres for £115 including delivery, or 5 litres for £140 including delivery. Thanks for your enquiry.
then I asked If he could discount a bulk buy and he said.....There could be an opportunity for a bulk buy, it would depend on the quantity as to how much of a discount could be applied. Are you a knife maker, or a pen turner, or something else? Just curious!

So my question is is it something we could get involved in and if so who would be interested Frankie.
 

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Well i don't believe we know of anyone else here in the UK who sells this .. I wouldn't mind trying him out ... :thinks:
 

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Jim did you take a look at it ....if its cheaper to get cactus then do that and split it up but we may be able to get the price down to match it.
 

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Jim did you take a look at it ....if its cheaper to get cactus then do that and split it up but we may be able to get the price down to match it.

Yes i did Frankie, he is expensive but if he has the monopoly in the UK he can charge what he wants ... :rolling:
 

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Just search ebay for wood stablizing resin you will see him on the first page ... :winking:
 

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Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't this stuff do the job Ronseal WRWH500 500ml Wet Rot Wood Hardener £10 a tin
 

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Decorators have used it for years to repair window frames and sills put that on first to stabilize the wood then the filler
 

turnaround360

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Not the same results iv tried it ...it is just an acetone mix it works to a point
but not good enough for what i want.
 

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I have the answer??????????????????
Burn the rotton wood and chop a bloody tree down.
I am in a problem solving mood this morning, is it working here?
I might be getting the sack for some of my solutions at work.:face:
 

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Yes i did Frankie, he is expensive but if he has the monopoly in the UK he can charge what he wants ... :rolling:

No he can't that constitutes a cartell and they are illegal in ths country. Sue him.
I wonder what would be the cheapest option.
I have spoken make it so :tongue:
 

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Hi guys. I'm Bruce, the chap with the resin. Forgive me registering just to comment but it seemed like a good idea and I hope I'll be able to contribute to the forums in future... I've been thinking for ages that I should join up here, maybe even try my hand at a pen.

I'm a hobbyist knife maker (I'm packrat on britishblades.com). I bought a bulk load of this resin from a UK manufacturer, the idea was to sell some of it, and use some for my own stabilising service (mostly knife handles/scales) and my own projects. I had to buy a lot because there was a minimum order quantity. So as I said to turnaround360 when he contacted me via eBay, I would be very happy to try and negotiate lower prices for larger quantities, but I can't go that much lower without making a loss! My price might seem high but this resin is expensive stuff. By the time I've bought a 1-litre plastic bottle, and a cardboard box, and then factored in my time to print labels, decant it, advertise it, etc, I make virtually nothing on it, I assure you. Certainly I'm not trying to leverage a monopoly position to charge what I like!

I'm sure the community here is as friendly as it is over at britishblades, so I'd be more than happy to sort you guys out a deal that amounts to effectively no more than it cost me. I have too much, and you need some. I'm not interested in making money off it, I have a day job for that, I just want to cover my costs... so if you are interested, let me know.

Cheers :-)
 
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