As for materials, i looked at using metal to create the zip, as this would widen my knowlege in to metal craft, and workshop skills. I looked at local metal supplys:

Chrome Plating company’s


South Coast Chrome Ltd.6-7 Balena Close Creekmore Poole Dorset BH17 7DBContact: Mr. A. Haining 01202 657 799Category: chrome / chrome plating

Alderney plating ltd
1so 9001
Tel 01202 744664
Thrush Rd, Parkstone, pool

Cicorel Ltd
Coldharbour Bussiness Park
Sherbourne
Dorset
DT9 4JW
United Kingdom
01935 814 359
01935 816 496
Mr R Carr
enquires@cicorel.com
www.cicorel.com



Scrap metal

G Sait Ltd
Scrap Metal Merchants
Graham Sait
9 Cobham Road Ferndown Industrial Estate Wimborne,BH21 7PEDorsetSouth West
01202 87561201202 874412


Candys Lane,Corfe Mullen,Wimborne,DorsetBH21 3EF
Tel: 01202 885019Fax: 01202 889400


Mr R P BowersR.A. Bowers Ltd229, Rossmore RoadPoole