Rubber bricks, basically. Something I could re-purpose?

[Jack Olsen]

I know I could simply buy these from Greg Smith. But it seems like there ought to be something out there that's approximately the same size, only with a much lower price tag.

I don't have tire sections to cut up and sandwich together.

It just keeps eating away at me that there's probably some cheap way to do this that I'm not thinking of.

Any ideas?

 

[rockwithjason]

do they have to be rubber? what is the application?

 

[JamieK]

I don't have tire sections to cut up and sandwich together.


Any ideas?[/QUOTE]

Pick up some tire retread scraps off the side if the interstate.

 

[Jack Olsen]

The application is to go between a steel lifting surface and the jacking points on my car. So they should be approximately this size, with some of the softness and grip of rubber -- so they don't damage the sheet metal or slip on the steel surface of the lift.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

Hockey pucks?

 

[e3pres]

My air compressor came with some rubber pads to mount between the tank and the floor. They were only about 1" thick, but you could double them up.

 

[sstruckguy]

For the sake of price alone, a semi tire carcuss might be worth the effort to custom cut to your requirements. (less cupping than a passenger tire)

Or you could go for something like this purpose built item:

Direct link:
http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?id=143&cid=31

 

[Demian]

rubber chocks maybe? Although they maybe expensive.

 

[klaus]

I cut up a semi truck dock door bumper (simular to attached) with a band saw.

http://www.kokeinc.com/dock_equip/dock_bumpers.html

 

[porphyre]

Jack - Don't know if Porsches are the same as most cars and also don't know the condition of your car.

I'm assuming you're trying protect the pinch welds along the side of the car? I simply got a 2x4 approx 12" long, ripped it lengthwise down to 1"x3.5" then put a couple saw kerf widths down the center to approx .5".

The pad on my jack has 3 little prongs on it. I carved recesses into the non-grooved side of the block to fit the prongs.

Using this, the lip settles into the groove and the weight of the car is supported across the 12" length instead of the little 4" diameter jack pad.

Hasn't split in 2 years, but when it does, I'm re-doing it in mahogany or hickory.

My car's 2550# w/ a half tank. Not too different from your car.

 

[Red05GT]

How about cutting up one of your used up track tires and laminating to desired thickness? Or do as porphyre stated and coat the wood with rubberized tool grip
paint.

 

[Cardboard Man]

How about a mud flap from a tractor-trailer? Cut it up into whatever size pieces you need.

 

[tatra]

conveyor belting...............look in the yellow pages for a place that sells and or installs it , call and ask for a cutoff of a new insatall or old replaced piece............if they say to come and cut it yourself , bring a cordless reciprocating saw and cut a hunk..........use rubber cement to glue together for block building , using the required prep techniques and then cut to size............

 

[tatra]

another thought may be thick recycled rubber mats...............antifatigue type..........

 

[MAYOR28]

What about a dive block from a swimming pool? They might be a little too soft, but they are big and heavy. IIRC they are 4x4x8, black rubber. Could probably freeze it and then slice it on a band saw....

 

[steve63]

They are hard to cut but a solid pnuematic tire from a forklift has a whole lot of rubber to cut from. Sorry about spelling.

 

[coldfusion21]

Hockey pucks?

This is cheap and easy.

 

[poppop]

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-RUBBER-LOADIN...863?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c44287bf

 

[Daddy_Rabbit]

cheap rubber welcome mat ... cut various pieces to whatever size you prefer then rubber cement them together.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

This is cheap and easy.

Lot's of people do this.

http://www.forums.bimmerfest.com/showthread.php?t=481910

I don't know of the 911's have adaptors like the late model BMW's.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I bought a jack pad replacement at a swapmeet a few years back. It replaces the regular saddle and has a flat 6x6 rubber pad on it.

 

[dwilliams35]

I've got a pile of truck tire tread sections that I use for such things: if you dig 'em off the highway, you'll have the steel belts, etc. to deal with. These were "drops" from a retread shop, and are just solid rubber tread. If you can find a retread shop, they'll have a dumpster full of them: their rolls of tread are all the same length, and they just cut off what they don't need for any given size of tire: thus, I've got some 2", 4", 6" or so long for different purposes. They're very clean, full brand-new tread as well, so they make some interesting coasters for man-cave applications as well..

 

[Stuart in MN]

If a single hockey puck isn't thick enough, you could stack two of them together and run a bolt or a couple screws through them to hold them together as a single unit.

 

[dwilliams35]

I'm glad I've never been in a position where I have to lay my hands on a hockey puck in a hurry. I haven't even seen one up close in years... Welcome to Texas..

 

[Vicegrip]

Vibration isolator pads. You can stack them to any thickness you want and can vary the thickness front to back to level the car as needed.

I used to install 1/2 inch thick rubber matting in health clubs. It was easy to cut and can be glued with contact cement. I bet you can find it for sale in squares.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I'm glad I've never been in a position where I have to lay my hands on a hockey puck in a hurry. I haven't even seen one up close in years... Welcome to Texas..

Texas stole our pro hockey team some years ago, so there has to be some pucks around there someplace.

 

[dwilliams35]

Texas stole our pro hockey team some years ago, so there has to be some pucks around there someplace.

That's a long way from here... We really just kinda consider them South Oklahoma more than Northern Texas...

 

[Nighttrain]

As Mayor mentioned. A dive brick is a 4"x"4"x9" 10lb block of hard rubber. Should beable to buy one and cut it up. Maybe two just to have little bigger ones.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B001QTCLZQ/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous

 

[bchee]

http://www.harborfreight.com/rubber-wheel-chock-with-eyebolt-65320.html

 

[tj2]

Stall mats, used for horse stalls:

http://www.stallmats.com/products-ranch/hu/standard-mats.htm

Very rugged, and not too expensive. About $45-50 at just about any feedstore for a 4' x 6' mat that's 3/4" thick. Very heavy as well, and they don't fold up well, so you'll want a pickup or something when you go to get it.

 

[koditten]

Get one of those livestock matts from a farm store. They are about an inch thick, cut matt to the sizes you need and sandwich the rubber pieces. I think I paid 26 bucks for the one I last bought. The leftover matt will be for the front of your workbench. These matts work much better than the purpose built anti-fatigue matts out there...And a whole lot cheaper.

 

[Alfa Ron]

...I simply got a 2x4 approx 12" long, ripped it lengthwise down to 1"x3.5" then put a couple saw kerf widths down the center to approx .5".

The pad on my jack has 3 little prongs on it. I carved recesses into the non-grooved side of the block to fit the prongs...

I also adapted a block of wood to my floor jack, though I didn't groove the top. I used a piece of oak from a heavy-duty pallet. A layer of some kind of rubber or leather could be fastened to the wood if some "give" is needed.

 

[Toolbag]

Attach rubber to a piece of wood

 

[Jack Olsen]

Thanks, guys. I'll look into the stall mat idea. And the dive brick. I've been looking at pavers made from recycled tires -- seeing if I can get a few free samples sent to me.

Hockey pucks are a little smaller than I'd like, in terms of stability. But the material and price are right.

 

[dkroth]

I know I could simply buy these from Greg Smith. But it seems like there ought to be something out there that's approximately the same size, only with a much lower price tag.

I don't have tire sections to cut up and sandwich together.

It just keeps eating away at me that there's probably some cheap way to do this that I'm not thinking of.

Any ideas?

How much does Greg Smith want for those? I can't find them separately on their site.

 

[nissan_crawler]

Stall mat from tractor supply or some such place.

 

[coldfusion21]

I understand the stability thing. Part of the reason i love my huge old jack is the big swivel pad thing on it.

Probably way more expensive but I'm sure you could buy chunks of some sorta rubber in whatever size you desire. Ie from mcmaster or a plastic/rubber supply place.

 

[bmwpower]

Or you could just buy the real thing..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rubb...QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_500wt_948

Not sure what you're looking to spend though. The seller has a bunch of other styles available.

 

[Dmaxman]

Stall mats or hockeys pucks were the first to come to mind also.

 

[Crazy Car Guy]

jounce bumpers there indestructible rubber blocks on newer cars in the suspension and used on heavy tracked machines to drive on asphalt. there hard to cut but impossible to destroy. ill ask and see if theres any laying around or if i can get some of the heavy equipment blocks that were rejects. there 3x3x8" blocks. i used to use them as parking stops in the garage cause the wont slide on anything.