Quality feet for cutting boards

[JonathanJung]

For classy charcuterie boards and cutting boards with a high quality fit & finish, I'm needing feet to hold them off the counter. These have been pretty good all around, but they have some markings from the molds:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RYCRYY3/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A26C6DGWA2FVFP&th=1

Also I'd like to buy in bulk. Any ideas where to go?

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[Cheese]

I like Uxcell clear silicone bumpers, they fit snugly in a 5 mm hole. They're small, easily hidden with no fasteners to rust.

I purchase them in bags of 100 but I've seen quantities of 1000 also sold. 

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[Crazyraceguy]

There is a guy in Vermont at a company called High Falls Furniture. He has a Youtube channel and a website called Cuttingboardfeet.com. He has lots of choices, colors, sizes, etc.
I'm not affiliated in any way, just been watching him for years.

 

[Cheese]

Another thought for those silicone feet I mentioned, I'd consider counterboring them into the bottom of the board so that they're proud of the surface by only 1-2 mm. I think they'd kind of disappear, they're certainly less obvious than black feet with stainless fasteners.  [big grin]

 

[Bob D.]

Another thought for those silicone feet I mentioned, I'd consider counterboring them into the bottom of the board so that they're proud of the surface by only 1-2 mm. I think they'd kind of disappear, they're certainly less obvious than black feet with stainless fasteners.  [big grin]

I like this idea.

 

[JonathanJung]

There is a guy in Vermont at a company called High Falls Furniture. He has a Youtube channel and a website called Cuttingboardfeet.com. He has lots of choices, colors, sizes, etc.
I'm not affiliated in any way, just been watching him for years.

His prices seem really high. I emailed him anyway.

 

[JonathanJung]

Another thought for those silicone feet I mentioned, I'd consider counterboring them into the bottom of the board so that they're proud of the surface by only 1-2 mm. I think they'd kind of disappear, they're certainly less obvious than black feet with stainless fasteners.  [big grin]

That could be a good look, but I'd have to rethink how I jig up for drilling the holes. I use a jig that references off each corner and has a hole to locate a little drill bit for pre drilling, but I'm not sure if that would work well for counterboring. It needs to be fast.

 

[Bob D.]

What about drilling the pilot hole and counterbore in one operation.

Fuller makes countersinks with a flat bottom that might work.
https://www.wlfuller.com/html/Catalog25small.pdf

 

[Cheese]

What about drilling the pilot hole and counterbore in one operation.

Fuller makes countersinks with a flat bottom that might work.
https://www.wlfuller.com/html/Catalog25small.pdf

Well that's interesting Bob...I forgot about Fuller.  [smile].  They offer the CR13 c'bore that could work well if you want to keep the c'bore as small as possible.  Combine that with a stop collar (page 6) to get easily repeatable depths.

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[Rick Herrick]

Good timing.  I just started making a few cutting boards last week.  I ordered the feet below from A*.  Initially they feel good and work great on our countertops.  I had read a few of these type can leave skid marks but I don't believe this set fit in that category.  After reading this thread, and the input from [member=44099]Cheese[/member] , I am really thinking his option is something to look into.  These big ugly black feet don't look near as cool as those clear bumper/plugs.

Cutting board feet

 

[rvieceli]

Those feet look interesting. The counterbore seems a bit of over kill. The button on those things is only 3mm high 

Ron

 

[Packard]

I like Uxcell clear silicone bumpers, they fit snugly in a 5 mm hole. They're small, easily hidden with no fasteners to rust.

I purchase them in bags of 100 but I've seen quantities of 1000 also sold. 

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I used the black ones when I was producing pour-over coffee makers.  The black ones were made from rubber and seemed to have a greater anti-slip property (higher coefficient of friction).  I considered that an advantage in that application.  Other than that and the color, little difference.  I don't recall where I bought it though. 

 

[Cheese]

Those feet look interesting.

I could see them being a part of your metal working future Ron... [smile]

I use them on wood & I use them on metal. I used them on the dust collection housing I made for the Delta band saw. Two of them are seen on the bottom edge of the DC housing to prevent any noise when this is mounted to the front of the band saw casting.

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[rvieceli]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] hiw “squishy” are they?

Thanks Ron

 

[Packard]

The black ones are fairly hard.  Sort of like a tire tread.  You can easily push your thumbnail into the surface but pressing it with the pad of your finger will not affect it at all.

 

[Cheese]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] hiw “squishy” are they?

Thanks Ron

They're pretty firm Ron, definitely a higher durometer than the typical silicone.

 

[Bob D.]

What is the ANSI or ISO standard for 'squishiness', I tried to look it up but drew a blank.  [big grin]

 

[Cheese]

The durometer of plastics/rubbers is usually measured in Shore hardness.

 

[rvieceli]

The durometer of plastics/rubbers is usually measured in Shore hardness.

Is that how far you sink into the sand at the beach?  [wink]

Ron

 

[Packard]

The durometer of plastics/rubbers is usually measured in Shore hardness.

I would say that the black rubber ones were about 50 on the Shore A scale:

A larger image is in the link.
https://capitalrubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DUROMETER-CHART-CRC.pdf