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Default machining Garolite

"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:35:03 GMT, "Carl McIver"
wrote:

For those who have worked with it, what are the best ways to go about
machining Garolite?


Garolite is a tradename that covers a wide range of plastic
composites, with various reinforcements and binders. Some are easy to
machine, some are pretty nasty.

http://k-mac-plastics.net/data%20she...nical-data.htm

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Ned Simmons


I picked Garolite XX or LE for the job. Can't recall right now. I
don't need the strength of stouter materials, I just needed something easy
for this amateur to work with and that could tolerate the environment it was
in (and better match the thermal characteristics of the G-10 it's going to
be epoxied to.)