Oddball Source for .0035" styrene sheet in the US

[Andrew Gorman]

I like using really thin styrene sheet to fill gaps.  Cram it in, secure with liquid cement and sand it flush.  I even save kit flash in a little tin.  I opened a package of US made Prosciutto and was kind of horrified to see the slices were separated with sheets of PLASTIC, not the  paper I'm used to.  But that plastic had a hard, crinkly feel and sure enough, it melted on contact with Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner.   I slapped a caliper on it and it was 0.0035"/0.0899 mm thick. Just right for sliding into thin cracks, building up mating surfaces and making barely detectable hatches and doors.I'm not happy about plastic being used on a food product, but I'll add the pieces to my toolbox drawer of styrene sheet. And it is REALLY thin!

[frank2056]

What's the brand of Prosciutto and store?

[Andrew Gorman]

Negroni by Pietro Negroni and I think it came from either Grocery Outlet or Trader Joe's. Not bad for inexpensive prosciutto!

[Old Wombat]

Buy prosciutto. Remove styrene plastic separators. Replace with baking paper. Clean & store styrene. 


But I'm NOT going to try getting it delivered to me ... Not sure even the dogs would eat it after that trip.