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Offline Hammers

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Steel discs
« on: 31 October 2016, 09:51:43 PM »
Has anyone tried these or any equivalent as bases for your miniatures.

http://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/groups/0521__Steel_Discs

At £0.17 a piece the prices are not exactly competitive but they do not have that annoying hole in the middle like washers do.

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #1 on: 31 October 2016, 09:55:52 PM »
For price/performance nothing can beat the trusted 2 pence coin  ;)

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #2 on: 31 October 2016, 10:08:33 PM »
Yep, best use for 1p and 2p coins is basing!

Since the mid 80s or so UK copper coins have been steel. Way cheaper than the cheapest of washers.

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #3 on: 01 November 2016, 12:40:59 PM »
I get mine from Precision Wargames Supplies - http://www.freewebs.com/pwsltd/steelbases.htm

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #4 on: 01 November 2016, 02:29:05 PM »
I can also recommend Products for Wargamers for steel discs: http://www.productsforwargamers.com
It's where I get my bases (other than the 15mm washers I use for my individually based 15mm figures).

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #5 on: 01 November 2016, 02:32:57 PM »
This might be a good option, for some reason all washers I have been able to find the past year have been twice as thick as the ones I'm used to. Like there was some new law passed or there is only one producer who supplies everybody who decided to make them thicker.
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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #6 on: 01 November 2016, 04:47:27 PM »
I get mine from Precision Wargames Supplies - http://www.freewebs.com/pwsltd/steelbases.htm

Bollocks... They don't do 35mm discs. :-/

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #7 on: 01 November 2016, 04:49:58 PM »
Bollocks... They don't do 35mm discs. :-/

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #8 on: 01 November 2016, 04:50:03 PM »
Yep, best use for 1p and 2p coins is basing!

Since the mid 80s or so UK copper coins have been steel. Way cheaper than the cheapest of washers.

You are being anglocentric. We don't have a ready supply of British coinage over here.

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Re: Steel discs
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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #10 on: 01 November 2016, 05:01:40 PM »
You are being anglocentric. We don't have a ready supply of British coinage over here.

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #11 on: 01 November 2016, 05:02:11 PM »
This might be a good option, for some reason all washers I have been able to find the past year have been twice as thick as the ones I'm used to. Like there was some new law passed or there is only one producer who supplies everybody who decided to make them thicker.

Have you tried Hornbach? Sold by weight. Mine are from there and are 25mm in diameter and approximately 1,5mm thick...
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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #12 on: 01 November 2016, 05:04:28 PM »
Have you tried Hornbach? Sold by weight. Mine are from there and are 25mm in diameter and approximately 1,5mm thick...

I haven't but I clearly should. Though my "old" washers are under 1mm generally. Ah well.

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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #13 on: 01 November 2016, 06:53:17 PM »
You are being anglocentric. We don't have a ready supply of British coinage over here.

I am also "over here" :) but everytime  go to the UK I fill my pockets with coins
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Re: Steel discs
« Reply #14 on: 01 November 2016, 07:53:55 PM »
You are being anglocentric. We don't have a ready supply of British coinage over here.

You can buy it up very cheaply at the moment!
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