I have eight blanks of Westinghouse Micarta. This is from the early 80's and has a fine weave to it. I believe it is paper based. I am pretty sure it is not the " Holy Grail " of Westinghouse. LOL... These make great ferrules and they play fantastic. The price per blank is $20. The blank in the calipers is the smallest blank I have, you should have no problem getting 14mm ferrule rounds out of these. Thanks.
Westinghouse Micarta
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He said that one was the smallest one, meaning the rest of them are at least 14mm.:thumbup:
Doesn't the presence of the woven material mean that it is NOT paper based?
Correct. And all of the Westinghouse ferrules I've used aren't that yellow after the install....it takes a long time to turn that shade.
I could be wrong but I am almost positive this is Westinghouse. If it isn't then I apologize, is there any way to be absolutely sure? Either way this material plays great, not trying to get over on anyone just going on the info given to me by the source.
Great Price!!!!!
It may very well be Westinghouse Micarta. It is - IMHO - not one of the sought after "white" Micartas so desired for ferrules.
Westinghouse used the name Micarta for all their commercial plastics.
What you have appears to be canvas reinforced natural phenolic
sheet stock, as in not rolled rod.
Not only is this not the 'holy grail' it isn't even a distant cousin.
However, that doesn't mean it isn't the best damn ferrule ever...
in the opinion of some.
Dale
Price drop
Price drop. $110 for all eight. These play great.
Price drop. $110 for all eight. These play great.
PM sent!!!!!!
Sold
Sold, thanks for all the inquires.
Sold, thanks for all the inquires.
If anyone else is looking for a few of these I have a couple. Same thing and color. Old Westinghouse Linen based Micarta. Not sure about the asbestos part but I wore a respirator when I cut them.
They are roughly .600 in Diameter and a little over 4.5" long so you can get at least 4 Ferrules out of them, obviously more if you like a shorter ferrule.
If you want one, just PM me an offer.
They are roughly .600 in Diameter and a little over 4.5" long so you can get at least 4 Ferrules out of them, obviously more if you like a shorter ferrule.
If you want one, just PM me an offer.