Rubber Strips

[foildad]

I'm looking for advice on buying rolled rubber flooring to put over a bare concrete floor for temporary fencing strips. Does anyone out there have any experience with this? Advice?

Thanks.

[HDG]

Our club got some from a member who has some contacts in the construction (roofing) industy. I can't get any further details, b/c that member has been MIA for about a year now, but hopefully the roofing detail will lead you to something.

[Purple Fencer]

So to SwordPlayla.com and drop them a call or an email. We put those strips down a few years ago. Have ahd to replace them once, but they're great on the older knees!

I just don't know WHERE they got them.

You could also go to socalfence.org and ask the division....they have the same stuff.

[Fishkillfencers]

If you want a grounded strip, check out:

http://www.physicalchess.com/Detail....DUCT_ID=PCSTP5

Light, easy to set up, and a good surface to fence on. Expensive ($2400), but worth it (for epee, anyways).

[KD5MDK]

Are those the German ones?

[Fishkillfencers]

Yes, by Artos. We've had one for about six months and love it.

[Joe biebel]

consider rubber backed carpeting for short term use. The type that is often used as basement or indoor/outdoor carpet. I recently bought and installed some "OLEFIN" (SP?) carpet that had no backing on it on top of a padded floor. The cost for 6' wide carpet was $0.40 per square foot. The carpeting that I have seen appropriate for you (with a "rubberish" backing on it) costs about $0.79-$01.29 per square foot. A medium light color, that won't show dirt well and is still easily markable for your lines etc. is ideal.

The traction (very short pyle) is excellent and the "Olefin" we use is extremely tough.

[esskreemr]

I don't have experience. I have looked into ESD (electric static discharge) Flooring. It can be grounded and is currently used in a wide-range of industrial applications. I only saw a few that were of the correct widths. I do know that good quality rubber mats are going to run a bundle no matter what type you get.

[rsy]

Originally Posted by foildad

I'm looking for advice on buying rolled rubber flooring to put over a bare concrete floor for temporary fencing strips. Does anyone out there have any experience with this? Advice?

Thanks.

My son's high school team uses 5' wide 50' long rolled black rubber runners for strips (like the kind used to protect commercial carpeting in bad weather. The strips are one piece, rolled out over a hard tile floor, stretched and then duct taped to the floor. They are pre marked with en garde line, warning zone and end of strip line.

Some say that because they are ribbed along the direction of travel, they can be slippery, but I have not seen that. If what you are looking for is cushioning, this is not what you need. They proivide no real cushioning on the floor and they are used mostly because they can quickly define a strip in the fencing room (otherwise known as the cafeteria) without the need to measure and tape. They are so heavy however that when rolled up they need several people to pick them up and they can only be moved safely on a dolly.

-r

[Fishkillfencers]

We also looked into ESD mats. Their resistance is too high to ground out properly.

[foildad]

Thanks for all the input. We're leaning toward 4' by 50' rubber strips that are made from recycled tires. They come in 1/4" and 3/8" inch thickness. The 1/4" version weighs about 250 lbs, the 3/8" version close to 400 lbs. Pretty heavy for a "portable" strip, but I'm afraid anything thinner won't be effective on a concrete floor. Has anyone out there seen these used?

Thanks again

[rsy]

Originally Posted by foildad

Thanks for all the input. We're leaning toward 4' by 50' rubber strips that are made from recycled tires. They come in 1/4" and 3/8" inch thickness. The 1/4" version weighs about 250 lbs, the 3/8" version close to 400 lbs. Pretty heavy for a "portable" strip, but I'm afraid anything thinner won't be effective on a concrete floor. Has anyone out there seen these used?

If it's what I think it is, we use a similar product (but only 3mm) at our club as an underlayment between a concrete floor and a snap together MateFlex floor system. It is very dense and has great cushioning qualities, but at 3mm thin it stretches far too much to be used as a strip. If it is the same stuff, I am not sure that at 1/4" it will that much less stretchy. I would get a sample of it and see before committing to the purchase.

-r

[foildad]

Originally Posted by rsy

If it's what I think it is, we use a similar product (but only 3mm) at our club as an underlayment between a concrete floor and a snap together MateFlex floor system. It is very dense and has great cushioning qualities, but at 3mm thin it stretches far too much to be used as a strip. If it is the same stuff, I am not sure that at 1/4" it will that much less stretchy. I would get a sample of it and see before committing to the purchase.

-r

It's the stuff they use for floor coverings in a lot of workout facilites. I picked up a 4' by 6' sample today. It doesn't stretch, and it doesn't move when you lunge on it. I've heard that clubs in Las Vegas and Santa Cruz use something similar. I'm still trying to figure this out. The last thing I want to do is buy a bunch of flooring I can't use.

[Cerian]

Originally Posted by foildad

Thanks for all the input. We're leaning toward 4' by 50' rubber strips that are made from recycled tires. They come in 1/4" and 3/8" inch thickness. The 1/4" version weighs about 250 lbs, the 3/8" version close to 400 lbs. Pretty heavy for a "portable" strip, but I'm afraid anything thinner won't be effective on a concrete floor. Has anyone out there seen these used?

Thanks again

The club I fence in just today got something that sounds exactly like what you're looking at. It's 1/4". The traction is great, and it cushions well. Two people can lift it, though it's easiest to just roll it around. Here's where we got it