Re: Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
Posted by
eric.hagedorn
on 2007-11-10 06:40:52 UTC
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, R Rogers <rogersmach@...>
wrote:
Acetal)
Stuff is considered by machinists to be the nicest material they've
ever used - can be finished to a high gloss finish, feels like marble
to the touch but machines like butter.
I sell small offcuts of it in my ebay stopre;
http://stores.ebay.ca/The-Great-Industrial-Garage-
Sale_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm
Have a look and see if that's what you want to be using.
I've seen some other guys receommending phenolic as well - be careful
with this stuff. You should be wearing a mask with the canister
respirator attacked if you're going to do any machining on plenolic -
it has very fine particles and you do NOT want to be inhaling them.
Eric
wrote:
>sure of the
> Hey Darren,
>
> Sounds like Phenolic or Delrin/Acetal.
>
> Ron
>
> oneluckeboy <oneluckeboy@...> wrote:
> Hey Guys... this is what I'm looking for but not exactly
> spelling but I believe it sounds like "benolix" (tried Google butplastic?)
> wasn't correct spelling).
>
> What it is - a dark brown / near black material - (composite
> that is very hard and machines very nice?? It can and is commonlyused
> for dies where something is pressed around it / inside of it? Itcan
> be machined to a very nice finish but is easier than metal morelike
> very consistent hardwood - plastic wood composition???for
>
> Thanks for any help or a substitute material for same. I have some
> aluminum (.035" - .050")I'd like to machine inside / outside dies
> some parts I have coming up and do not know where to purchase orI agree with Ron - that definitely sounds like Delrin (generic name
> accurate name for same.
>
> Any help appreciated!
> Darren Lucke
>
>
>
>
Acetal)
Stuff is considered by machinists to be the nicest material they've
ever used - can be finished to a high gloss finish, feels like marble
to the touch but machines like butter.
I sell small offcuts of it in my ebay stopre;
http://stores.ebay.ca/The-Great-Industrial-Garage-
Sale_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm
Have a look and see if that's what you want to be using.
I've seen some other guys receommending phenolic as well - be careful
with this stuff. You should be wearing a mask with the canister
respirator attacked if you're going to do any machining on plenolic -
it has very fine particles and you do NOT want to be inhaling them.
Eric
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Discussion Thread
oneluckeboy
2006-11-03 09:00:29 UTC
Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
R Rogers
2006-11-03 10:02:14 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
Andy Wander
2006-11-03 10:02:17 UTC
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Abby Katt
2006-11-03 10:02:53 UTC
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Dave Fisher
2006-11-03 10:47:56 UTC
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Brian Worth
2006-11-03 12:22:13 UTC
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Darren Lucke
2006-11-03 12:36:01 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
BRIAN FOLEY
2006-11-03 13:03:10 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
Darren Lucke
2006-11-03 13:19:47 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
jesse Brennan
2006-11-03 17:21:11 UTC
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George Taylor, IV
2006-11-03 23:47:03 UTC
RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
gawnca
2006-11-04 08:44:53 UTC
Re: Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
jesse Brennan
2006-11-04 12:23:58 UTC
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Mike
2006-11-05 06:14:11 UTC
Re: Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
Darren Lucke
2006-11-05 07:21:19 UTC
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Jon Elson
2006-11-06 20:41:35 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
Richard
2006-11-08 06:57:06 UTC
Re: Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?
eric.hagedorn
2007-11-10 06:40:52 UTC
Re: Hard composite wood like machining - benolix?