Tortex Plastic Sheet

Yellow color acetal 8 x12 0 50mm thick enough for about 56 to 72 picks depending how conservative you are when pun.

Tortex plastic sheet.

Both acetal materials are very similar. 0 80mm black nylon sheeting. Save more with subscribe save. Both acetal materials are very similar.

These are great general purpose picks for beginners. Jim dunlop created the plastic known as tortex to replace tortoiseshell guitar picks since an international ban on tortoiseshell in the 1970 s restricted the sale of one of the best guitar pick materials used around the world. Dunlop tortex standard 1 0mm blue guitar pick 12 pack. Tortex is a type of plastic manufactured by the successful company named dunlop.

It is similiar to delrin but its exact composition is unknown. It wears more quickly than ultem. Steve clayton uses acetal copolymer for their line of acetal picks. We sized this so it would ship easier with punch orders and to keep shipping rates correct.

4 8 out of 5 stars 2 972. The facts there are few thin picks sheets compared to the other thicknesses. I have this cool pick punch i got for christmas and i don t want to spend 50 any more for a half inch triangle of plastic. Many players prefer the tone of tortex.

Black color nylon 7 3 4 x12 cut into four equal strips 0 80mm thick enough for about 56 to 72 picks depending how conservative you are when punching see note below. I got these sheets so that i had more of a standard thickness pick plastic for my already owned pick punch. Tortex is dunlop s primary material for guitar pick making. This is a great material for strumming.

Among inexpensive plastic picks they rate well. Many or most dunlop picks are made from tortex. By jim dunlop and d andrea picks respectively. You can get 6 standard picks per sheet.

Steve clayton uses acetal copolymer for their line of acetal picks. The lighter pick sheets seem to correspond with fender thin picks as far as flexibility. Brand names for dupont delrin which is specially treated to have a matte opaque surface surprisingly easy to grip even with sweaty fingers. Anywhere i can buy sheets of 1 14 mm delrin tortex the stuff purple delrins are made out of so i can make my own picks.

Click to enlarge the picture tortex and delrex by jim dunlop and d andrea picks are trademark names for dupont s delrin which is acetal homopolymer. Click to enlarge the picture tortex and delrex by jim dunlop and d andrea picks are trademark names for dupont s delrin which is acetal homopolymer.