Where to find cork sheets / tiles, 0.5-inch thick?
Question:I've been looking for cork materials (sheet, board, tile) to use as backing for a dartboard as well as to protect the surrounding wall space, but have yet to find anything that is 0.5 inch in thickness. Ideally, it is 36"x36" and thick enough that can absorbs stray darts. I've tried stores like HomeDepot, Staples, Target, JoAnn, Michael's..., etc, and they only have the thin ones (~1/8 inch). Any suggestions or other ideas will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Answers:
About the thickest you are going to find cork, either in tile form, or in sheet form, will be 1/4 inch thick, as standard thicknesses are 1/16 inch, 1/8 inch, and 1/4 inch.
The thickest cork I was able to purchase for a target backing was 1/4 inch. I doubled up the thickness to get 1/2 inch thick, and used rubber cement to glue the tiles together.
Don't make the mistake I made, and try gluing them together right out of their package. As I found out, they will shrink a bit in your home as they lose some of their moisture content. Let them sit for a couple of days to get them accustomed to the cliamte of your house, then glue them together.
Good luck with your project.
You can try stacking them ontop of each other and putting a rubber type glue to hold them together.
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