Full Version: Help Identify a Material
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#10]
11 Mar 2005
To: Sei (SEIMA) [#8] 11 Mar 2005
Sei,
Yes, a carbide cutter can be used to profile the material into special shapes. Cutters don't hold up very well to phenolic. It's best to have spares on hand, or better yet, if you'll be working with the material a lot, buy a used (or new) cutter grinder.
David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA
From: Sei (SEIMA) [#11]
11 Mar 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#10] 12 Mar 2005
[nods] Gotcha. A grinder is something I've been thinking about... packing up cutters and sending them off isn't terribly efficient, and I end up using cutters I probably shouldn't any more because of the wait.
Ability plastics has a grey with white core, and they are sending me a chip to try and match up.
Thanks for all the help.
Sei
From: oneputt (NOUNOES) [#12]
11 Mar 2005
To: Sei (SEIMA) [#8] 15 Mar 2005
My wife has called me a lot worse names than Paul (that's our son). I will answer to about anything.
Good luck in finding the material you are looking for, I think the group nailed it as a phenolic. A few distributors still offer that material.
Phil
From: JHayes55 [#13]
12 Mar 2005
To: Sei (SEIMA) [#11] 15 Mar 2005
Sei
This is you time to shine. Talk with the customer and tell him matching
the old stuff is not going to happen. Then go through some of the new
products that are now offered. For interior signage - some of the new
granite colors are just beautiful. Rowmark's booth was filled with signage
made by them with their products - it was awsome to say the least.
Rowmark won first place again this year for their booth design.
If you could do a sample or two for the customer to show them what
you can do it will put you in the drivers seat.
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#14]
14 Mar 2005
To: JHayes55 [#13] 14 Mar 2005
Joe,
That's a darn good point.
Chuck
From: JHayes55 [#15]
14 Mar 2005
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#14] 14 Mar 2005
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#16]
14 Mar 2005
To: JHayes55 [#15] 15 Mar 2005
I would think it happens more often than not.