Fish Paper for accessories

if all else fails go buy a section of track and dismantle it

Fish paper? There is a local artsy/touristy paper around here called "The Mullet Wrapper";

will that do?

Can't one just use brown kraft paper, or cut up a manila envelope or a file folder ?

Steve

Fish paper is a heavy, stiff paper infused with oil or tar and used in the electrical industry for insulating transformer windings. The term is old and only understood by technical folks who are at least past their 50's generally.

You could look in an electrical supply store, like Granger, or maybe one of the electronic supply houses, like Mouser or Digikey.

fish paper has generally been replaced by newer, silicone and plastic based materials in the transformer industry and that's why it may be hard to find.

It's possible that a craft store, such as Michaels, would have something usable, but they would not likely understand the term fish paper. As usual with any store, if the clerks do not know the term, they will INSIST that no such thing exists, nor has ever existed, rather than learning something new.

You might also look at some forms of sandpaper for restoring your accessory.

Dale,

Thanks for the offer/ I'm looking to make 2 insulators for the corral.. I was going to use heatshrink tubing. But, I did such a great job on the paint/rivets. I'd rather using something close to the original....such as the fish paper.

what about a heavy gauge roofing paper?

the insulator to the right is the one I'm looking to recreate with fish paper

Dale suggested McMaster-Carr. I've purchased supplies from them. When I placed my order a short time ago, the shipping was reasonable, and there was no minimum order.

Here is their page on fishpaper.

Thanks for the history, RoyBoy .....as I keep saying this forum has the largest number

of individuals who know in depth detail on so many topics.

i had heard of fishpaper but never actually knew how it came about. Now I remember those funny papers wrapped around old transformers.

RoyBoy, I'm past the hills and as old as they are, too!

I don't remember the term 'Fish Paper,' but my Dad and Uncles would have, if they were still around.

So, thank you for clearing that up.

Ralph