LARGE silicone bench workmat needed!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Emo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 04:10:00 pm
content: Hi,Been there before. Try looking for kitchen silicon bakinghttps://www.fruugo.nl/extra-grote-siliconen-mat-hittebestendig-vel-waterdicht-pad-keuken-aanrecht-protector-vinyl-craft-matten-antislip-tafel-placemat-zwart-100-x-50cm/p-109176422-230355737?language=nl(sorry for the Dutch site, bit you will get the idea)Regards,Eric

author: voltsandjolts
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:21:22 pm
content: Those silicone baking sheets / mats are _thin_ 0.5mm is very likely correct.

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:23:52 pm
content: If this is an electronics workbench mat, then you want an ESD mat, not silicone.

author: nvmR
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:25:30 pm
content: I see the same thickness on aliexpress. Not exactly the thick esd style expected.How about this?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDO2BGP/

author: Mr.B
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:28:57 pm
content: I use these for all sorts of things, mostly when doing glue-ups with epoxy adhesive.I have some that are 300mm x 600mm, but I could only find the below example in a quick search.https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/puppy-training-pad-silicone-42624615/They are about 1mm thick - 570mm x 570mm.You may be able to find something local to you in a pet store.

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:30:44 pm
content: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2641078469742mm

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 08:37:50 pm
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 03, 2022, 08:35:40 pmhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/4039414437691mx1m 2,3,4,6 mm, 0.5mx0.5m up to 12mm, pure sillicone

author: DC1MC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 09:03:44 pm
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 03, 2022, 08:46:51 pmSorry mate, you and the Uzbekistan guys should do with 50x50cmhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Hzonder-Silicone-Mat-Counter-Placemats/dp/B09WJX4YP5I've seen at the previous stuff: "Worldwide shipping from China" but didn't see the exclusions.

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2022, 10:18:08 pm
content: Is 600 x 1200 mm OK?https://www.antistat.co.uk/product/esd-workstation-kit-blue/#If you want largerhttps://www.antistat.co.uk/product/esd-bench-mat-2-layer-smooth-finish/

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2022, 05:07:54 am
content: Have you tried approaching the manufacturer directly? Maybe this one would help…https://www.teknis.co.uk/topic/antistaticproducts?gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxNx_brKF1ysdBA0MHloOz1VhwOI94QnDmoPZE70liyevMed8XQWrXSxoC-F8QAvD_BwE

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2022, 04:19:42 am
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 05, 2022, 05:27:35 pmIMHO the time spent trawling and asking would be more of a loss than £12. You could spend weeks looking and not find one. Time is irreplaceable, there’s always more money.The way I work is like this:The cost of something is irrelevant; I take the cost into account when deciding:# I need it therefore I’m buying it.# I don’t need it, therefore I’m not buying it.To me, the debate over cost is irrelevant if I need (or sometimes want) something. It may sound overly simplistic, but to me, I find some people over-complicate aspects of life. Btw I’m in no way rich, nor even have an income right now. I simply use this method to be pragmatic and skip the agonising/debating part.Maybe you could do a deal with them and tell them you’d write a short review piece here if they waive shipping- I’ve got plenty of free products when I’ve done reviews.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2022, 07:02:09 pm
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 04, 2022, 02:41:50 pmNow i have to ask: Is it the heat resistance why you wanted a silicone mat?In my experience,mostanti static mats are at least somewhat heat resistant. Mine will will not melt when i touch it with the iron, but holding it down longer causes a small dent and light discoloration.I have never worked with a silicone mat, so i don't know if they have better resistance.A cutting mat i also have does melt easily though. I one accidentally had it as a mat when throughole soldering a line of resistors. The mat hat a couple of dimples afterwards where the resistor bodies got too hotEDIT: Corrected, thank you. I was not aware that there really are PVC anti static mats. I have no idea what mine is made out of, but it was not very expensive.

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2022, 07:20:41 pm
content: *SOME* antistatic mats are heat resistant. Cheap vinyl ones are *NOT*!

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2022, 09:50:52 pm
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 06, 2022, 05:58:26 pmI recently order a circular seal (chainsaw fuel cap) which cost 60p. Shipping was £1.95, and I believe this crosses the threshold of your complaint. But shipping is not based on item cost, it is based on how much it costs to ship something. It cannot go lower than the actual cost of shipping! Just one of those things that the item cost of the thing you want is lower.In my case I ordered two (still lower than the shipping cost). In your case you cut off your nose.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2022, 04:16:43 am
content: An idea:Could you not buy some silicone mix and some carbon dust and pour your own? I know it’s a fiddle but it might be fun, and you can make whatever size you want.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2022, 02:44:56 am
content: How much is your time worth that you would sit on a forum on and off for DAYS, trying to find ways around being “ripped off” on shipping? You could’ve ordered it 3x over by now me old matey! Forget “principle” - you want it? Pay it. It’s not a recurring subscription for goodness sake. 😜£12 is such an insignificant amount as to be comical to even consider discussing. I once had a friend who said “I don’t remember the cost of my purchases under £100, they’re too small to care about.”As (currently) broke as I may be, my mindset is still that way. One doesn’t get to one’s deathbed with an expense sheet and a calculator, saying “Nowwww then, let’s balance the books and see how much I’ve saved over my lifetime, before I depart.”Humans are so strange in many ways.

author: eti
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2022, 02:50:09 am
content: Quote from: unknownparticle on November 07, 2022, 07:31:15 pmI was answering your need in a manner which appeared to meet the “not getting ripped off” aspect. Anyway, you got it…. Meh, and phew, and also bravo.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2022, 11:40:09 am
content: QuoteFalse equivalence. No-one gets paid 24/7 so the probability of sitting on a forum displacing some exorbitant sum is close to zero. Factor in the value of not sitting watching a TV or browsing Fartbook (or spending most of one day believing those scamming you are morally superior) and asking on here is probably a net benefit.