Dear Simon, I think there is a bit of confusion regarding how these measurements are being articulated.
When we get into very small units of measure, this is a common problem, also made further complicated by crossing US and Metric as well. Our thinnest polyester film is 0.0005" which is commonly referred to as 1/2 mil. The "mil" refers to one thousand of an inch, but is commonly confused with millimeter. However this thinnest film is not 1/2 millimeter, but 0.0127 millimeter. We stock rolls of film that are 0.0005" (0.0127mm), 0.001" (0.0254mm), on upwards into the more commonly used thicknesses. These can all be found on our website here: http://www.talasonline.com/Mylar-Rolls Regards, Aaron Salik Talas 330 Morgan Ave Brooklyn NY 11211 Phone: (212) 219-0770 x 310 Direct: (646) 893-6676 Fax: (212) 219-0735 http://talasonline.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:55:59 +0000 From: Simon Ives <simon.i...@ag.nsw.gov.au> To: "consdistlist@cool.conservation-us.org" <consdistlist@cool.conservation-us.org> Subject: [Consdistlist] Ultra thin mylar / melinex supplier Message-ID: <SYXPR01MB051021D71378CD96BA1D573683920@SYXPR01MB0510. ausprd01.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We are trying to locate a supplier for the very thin Mylar - (dimensionally stable plastic sheet off a 2 meter wide roll - we use it for wrapping / covering work tables etc.) The thinness we would like is 0.0005" inches. Originally it came from ICI but last time we ordered I think Dupont were making it as Melinex. We bought previously from Talas in New York however the thinnest Mylar available from Talas now is only 0.5mm, which is 0.0196" (inches) thick or Dartek, which is 0.0075" (inches). Can anyone help? Thanks, Simon Ives Painting conservator. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. [AGNSW] Simon Ives Conservator Paintings ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
