[Balloon-makers] Fabric for Sale?

[Kyle Kepley]

Don't tell them you're using it for balloons.  I've already made that 
mistake myself.  They told me they have an exclusive contract with Head 
Balloons on the 1.9oz fabric and can't sell it to anyone else for making 
balloons.  I don't know if that is BS or not, as it could just be that they 
don't want a liability risk and are just using the Head "contract" as an 
excuse.  You can't really say you need 500 yds for building a tent though.  
You could say you are building unmanned RC balloons or cold inflatables and 
maybe they'll go for that.  I told them I was building just a single 
balloon for personal use and that I wouldn't be a competitor to Head.  They 
said they'd check with Head and call me back, then I never heard from them 
again.  From a business standpoint it would be retarded for Westmark to 
limit sales to one customer like that, so I'm guessing this "contract" is 
just an excuse they pull out when they suspect a home builder is looking 
for fabric.  They were willing to sell me 100yds of 1.3 for making RC 
blimps though.

Noah Lamport currently has silicon coated 1.3 seconds for half the price as 
Westmark, although much less color options.  They have grey, black, purple 
and green for $2.50/yd.  Less than a 100 yd roll costs 2.75/yd.  They sent 
me some samples and the colors are pretty dull compared to their 1.9oz 
stuff.  I've never noticed any visible defects with the two rolls I've 
used, so I'm not sure what knid of defect rates it as "seconds."  I only 
use it for making RC thermal airships, so the defects don't concern me 
anyway.

-Kyle

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From: "kevin herschman" <kevin.herschman at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:50 PM
To: balloon-makers at taleos.com
Subject: [Balloon-makers] Fabric for Sale? 

Anyone have any fabric they want to sell in the 100-500 yard range?

Looking for 1.3oz silicone (navy, Green, SkyBlue, and Yellow (maybe orange 
or purple)

Anybody know how to get around Westmark's policy of not selling to 
Balloon-builders?

Kevin 
 
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