Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: machine ways

Thanks for the info. If my memory serves me right the material I was
thinking of is Turcite. The stuff we used was red in colour. The subject of
"engineering plastics" is very wide and I don't profess to be very
knowledgeable about it. Think I'm more at home with good old "spherical
iron".

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> <snip>There are 4 "engineered" plastics commonly used industrially (of
> course, there are thousands; but these 4 groups are prevalent in
> machinery apps)
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> <snip> Some modern industrial machines use quite a soft plastic
> > bearing material (can't recall
> > its name) for the bearing surfaces which if not well lubricated
> > becomes useless after a very short period.