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Richard Isaacs

Richard Isaacs

Senior Member & Supporter
I’ve gone in a different direction with the smaller bolo floats. (3g 4g 5g)
It’s simply down to personal quality standards that I can’t consistently get the smaller balsa floats to the visual standards that i want

So I’ve swapped to a closed cell foam body for everything but the 10g floats
I’ve kept the same concept of using a wire stem which have some weight in it as I love the stability offered from this but I’ve changed it from a 3mm aluminum to a 1mm stainless steel
I’ve stuck with my large 5mm/6mm sight tips too
So on offer at the moment I have a limited quantity of floats available to go now and these are the smaller sized floats in a closed cell foam body.
All are initialed by the maker (me) and the setting load in grams is written at the base.

These are a bit dearer than the wood but I’m keeping the price the same.

£2.25 each plus £4.00 post.
6 off minimum order thanks

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Richard Isaacs said:
I’ve gone in a different direction with the smaller bolo floats. (3g 4g 5g)
It’s simply down to personal quality standards that I can’t consistently get the smaller balsa floats to the visual standards that i want

So I’ve swapped to a closed cell foam body for everything but the 10g floats
I’ve kept the same concept of using a wire stem which have some weight in it as I love the stability offered from this but I’ve changed it from a 3mm aluminum to a 1mm stainless steel
I’ve stuck with my large 5mm/6mm sight tips too
So on offer at the moment I have a limited quantity of floats available to go now and these are the smaller sized floats in a closed cell foam body.
All are initialed by the maker (me) and the setting load in grams is written at the base.

These are a bit dearer than the wood but I’m keeping the price the same.

£2.25 each plus £4.00 post.
6 off minimum order thanks

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Hi Richard , shall you be making any 12g or 15g. Versions?
 
Jim Gregory said:
Hi Richard , shall you be making any 12g or 15g. Versions?
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I would love to be able to offer floats certainly up to 12g but unless i physically make the bodies myself (which isn’t viable,) suppliers simply won’t go that big.
I’m talking to someone in China that is setting himself up to do bigger bodies but that’s further down the line. At moment all I can offer is what’s above and a 10g in balsa wood.
I have a few of wooden floats with aluminum stems made up in 4/6g which because I’m stopping them will be offered cheap when I get round to sorting them
They ain’t perfect regarding the finish so that’s why I’m stopping those and will shift them out just above cost price
 
Dimitri Tsakalos said:
Hi Richard,

Could I please order 3x3g floats and 3x4g floats. Ideally with red or orange tips.
Kind regards
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Steven Knox said:
Hi richard,

Would it be possible to order 2x3g, 2x4g and 2x5g? Preferably with red or orange tips.
Thanks
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I’m going just stop it there gents because I might not have enough to make these last two requests at the moment. I’ve had a lot of pms and I’m going to forfill them in order.

I’ll be back later on with what’s available
 
All orders for filled and I’m out of stock got more bodies coming this week but I’ve been told by my supplier that they now want to stop supplying.
Blooming marvelous isn’t it😡
So when the next ones come in I’ll do a list and first come first served till they gone!

Orders received and paid for already will be posted together tomorrow I’m just waiting on the last lot drying

Thanks all.
 
Gents there is a batch of 6 floats left over can be posted tomorrow. 1x3g 4x4g 1x5g

They’ll be the last lot I do for a little while so take em if you’re on the fence.

£17.50 posted.
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Received the float today just before I am heading to the airport, so only had a quick look of them, first impression is the quality is very good, love the long and wide tips. Will give them a go when I back
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Gents there is a batch of 6 floats left over can be posted tomorrow. 1x3g 4x4g 1x5g

They’ll be the last lot I do for a little while so take em if you’re on the fence.

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Have you had any PM's? I will take them if not.
 
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