looking for zips

[fragged8]

hi guys

You may or may not know our zips in the UK are metric
so slightly bigger than US zips.

Trouble is my Bayliner needs a new imperial zip,

could I buy 3 or 4 from one of you guys ? please ?

or I could send you something from the UK as a swop ?


regards
Rich

[Darren Henry]

Check shipping and customs. If the price is similar I'll gladly hook you up from the frozen "colony" .

Give 'Liz a kiss. ( God save the queen got quashed  a few years ago,
damn politicians)

[Mike8560]

Thats a skinny zip not even an inch wide. 

[Peppy]

Thats a skinny zip not even an inch wide. 

We're seeing it stitched in, minus the seam allowance.

I'm game! I'll trade you for corporate schwag. I've got a 'Pro-Stitch' t-shirt I could do with a 'snugg tops' doo-dad.

Are they YKK #10s? Email me.

[fragged8]

I thought they were 10's but wasnt 100 percent.
they are 1 1/2" wide over all.

in our money thats about 38mm but uk #10 zips are 44mm wide

Thanks for the offers guys, i'm more than happy to buy them but
seeing as the Pepster would like some of my promo stuff :-)

How about a snuggopz mug and a couple of my new snuggtopz
pens with an LED light in the end for 4 zips :-)

I'll check the length today but i think they are only about 2ft

[Mike8560]

Me and pep ould bolth have our morning coffee in snuggopz mugs

[Grebo]

Rich, my 10#'s are about 38mm wide & the teeth bit is 10mm. (PK)
I also have one odd one which came from France, it's a YKK #10 which is about 36mm. 4metres long.white.

Any good to you ?

Suzi

[JuneC]

In the US, OEM suppliers of canvas seem to be going to #8's but you may have #10's.  It can be difficult to tell the difference without measuring very carefully, but there's another method.  The #10's have a square-end zip pull tab and the #8's are rounded.  I'll photo some in the shop and post pics later.

June

[bobbin]

June, that's a great tip about how to tell the difference between #8 and #10.  We only used #10s in the shop and the odd replacement of a #8 always creates a hassle.  I generally try to zip a 10 on to see if it will work.  Never knew about the end stops!

[Allan]

I can't help you either Rich

Our #5 = 32mm & 40mm

#8 = 34mm

#10 = 42mm & 50mm

Allan

[lruthb]

Maybe all zips aren't the same but if you have good eyes or a magifying glass the end of the zip pull that splits the chain has the type of zipper on it.

[fragged8]

nice tip June..

at first i though they were smaller than #10 so i'll have to double check
I have a top i made in class there so i'll dig that out to see if they are the same.

I don't think my supplier does #8 zips ?

thanks Grebo i only need about a 2ft, would be a shame to
hack a long zip..

This really has shown how different even zips can be .

Nice to know they get used Mike :-) i bet the coffee tastes better from
snuggtopz mugs too hehehe

[fragged8]

you just know everyone here is now going to be checking their
sliders hehehehe

Rich

[Peppy]

I can't wait, I bet it tastes sweet. Good tip June. I hate comeing to a job to find #8's. We only use #10' seperating zips so we have to scramble to find any 8s. Also all our #10's say 10 on the bottom of the box part of the start.

email me Rich
fartface6000@hotmail.com

[Darren Henry]

I've never had to source 8's here. Any input Peppy?/Lynn/other canucks?