Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Teflon powder

If I remember correctly, I recal seeing somewhere, that teflon needs to be
vacuum molded, with lots of air relief channels. That was a while back, though,
so you might not want to quote me.....:-)

Bill

On Sun Jan 6 23:17:09 2002, Jon Elson, <elson@...> wrote:

>"Multi-Volti Devices (Murray)" wrote:
>
>> It never ceases to amaze me what I learn on this list, and what other
>> interests I have that appear elsewhere.
>>
>> Anyone have any experience with blending Teflon micropowder into viscous
>> liquids? I want to do just that and have held off because I want a better
>> understanding of whether or not the particles will 'wet' and mix in
>> uniformly.
>
>Teflon doesn't wet to much, but you can still mix it. I did a project
>a while ago where I tried to mold Teflon. The part was too complex,
>and the mold would not fill uniformly, so the part came out with
>varying densities and warped when it was sintered. It was pretty
>neat to tinker with, but I ended up machining the part. I have some
>Teflon powder if you would like to fool around with it. (Hmmm, have to
>be careful mailing white powders around, nowadays!)

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