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Where Can One Buy Cork or Rubber Bungs?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:17 pm
by bobholiday
Someone once suggested to me that it's a good idea to keep a bung near to any skin fitting - so that if it should shear off while under way, you can shove a bung in the hole as a temporary fix.
I've searched Google for a while, but can't find a source of appropriately sized bungs. Brewing shops sell them, but they're too small for my ~33mm holes.
Anyone know where I might get some?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:25 pm
by bobholiday
Blimey! Just answered my own question. I emailed these guys:
http://www.leyholdings.com/
And asked where I could source bungs in quantities under 1000 as quoted on their site, and they're sending me exactly what I'm after as a free sample!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:58 pm
by bobholiday
Arrived! Nice one!!
The corks have a fair few imperfections and cracks - but I guess they swell up in-site when wet. Hopefully I'll never have to find out, but it's good to know I have them there as a backup.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:14 pm
by cpedw
http://www.compass24.com/watersports/ab ... ste=961050 This is the standard answer but I think your free samples should be just as good.
Derek
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:52 pm
by richard
call me a nit picking old so and so if you will, but i was always led to beleive these bungs should be wood so you can hammer them in. I thought the reason god invented cork was to kepp the wine in !
Richard
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:09 pm
by bobholiday
Yeah good point. I think I'll invest in some of those wooden ones.