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Looks like 1/8 inch recycled rubber mat works well for climbing
Besides the fact that it stinks horribly for weeks, it has
started shedding fine particles. The thick stuff I used before worked great. It showed signs of wear, but did not shed any rubber. Next time I will try getting that other formula in a thinner version. Looking back at my posts... Apparently the only description of the thicker version that did not shed was "recycled car tire rubber 1/4" mat". Made by the same company (as I recall). I would prefer a thinner 1/8 inch version because it can be stapled to the board. But if necessary I would again use the 1/4 inch with hot melt glue (but less glue than my first attempt). Or maybe come up with some other easy method to attach the rubber. The failure has nothing to do with the thickness of the rubber, it is apparently the type of rubber. I use the rubber cover only for their climbing boards to their skyway. The horizontal boards are bare wood with no problem. I wrote: For about $38 delivered (USA). Rubber-Cal Tuff-N-Lastic Rubber Flooring Runners, 1/8-Inch x 4 x 7-Feet, Black So far it is doing well. Easy to cut and easy to apply to 1x4s with a staple gun. Will see whether it comes off of the staples, over time. The staples are spaced no more than about 2 inches apart, on the backside of the 1x4. Also, it is cheaper and lighter than the 1/4 inch material. It smells horrible at first. Absolutely must be aired out for a few days or more prior to use. It has a slightly pebbled surface that they probably appreciate. So far, seems they like it more than the 1/4 inch thick rubber. If it holds up well as the 1/4 inch thick material did, it should last for years without any shedding. |
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Looks like 1/8 inch recycled rubber mat works well for climbing
The smell is one thing - keep in mind that cats are as sensitive to smell as dogs, and far more sensitive to chemical damage.
The MSDS for recycled rubber flooring is interesting. http://cartwheelfactory.com/pdf/MSDS.pdf I expect that John Doe uses Pine Sol at home as well. Yes, this does go back a way.... |
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Looks like 1/8 inch recycled rubber mat works well for climbing
My cats love their skyway. Whenever I see someone who does
not provide such recreation and exercise for their indoor cats (that is just about everybody else), I think of how lucky my cats are. -- pfjw aol.com wrote: X-Received: by 10.99.149.14 with SMTP id p14mr7299919pgd.93.1498669208742; Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:08 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.36.34.209 with SMTP id o200mr208220ito.0.1498669208655; Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:08 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!x12no462664itb.0!news-out.google.com!s132ni788itb.0!nntp.google.com!185n o1934485itv.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000go o.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:00:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: oedhmb$v8r$4 dont-email.me Complaints-To: groups-abuse google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=100.11.134.66; posting-account=tQE80AoAAACYibCqNWmwmvQ2q1XctZSS NNTP-Posting-Host: 100.11.134.66 References: ns1rss$b77$2 dont-email.me oedhmb$v8r$4 dont-email.me User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: 98aabd30-a0da-478a-aaed-815eb87a6a6b googlegroups.com Subject: Looks like 1/8 inch recycled rubber mat works well for climbing From: pfjw aol.com Injection-Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:00:08 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Xref: news.eternal-september.org rec.pets.cats.health+behav:12458 The smell is one thing - keep in mind that cats are as sensitive to smell as dogs, and far more sensitive to chemical damage. The MSDS for recycled rubber flooring is interesting. http://cartwheelfactory.com/pdf/MSDS.pdf I expect that John Doe uses Pine Sol at home as well. Yes, this does go back a way.... |
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