Cutting G10?
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Cutting G10?
What is the best way to cut this stuff. I used a Dremel wheel and it kicks up a lot of dust, and if you need a small cut, it wont work, also tried my bandsaw which cut it pretty good, but I think it will wear the blade quickly.
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I used to use G-10 for building boomerangs and I've cut quite a bit of it. First of all, wear a good respirator. That dust is extremely bad for you!
A band saw does work well but yes, it will destroy your blade. Actually, it'll grind the teeth completely off the blade. I've heard of using carbide tipped blades but they're expensive. I had some old blades and I'd use them until the teeth were gone.
Dave
A band saw does work well but yes, it will destroy your blade. Actually, it'll grind the teeth completely off the blade. I've heard of using carbide tipped blades but they're expensive. I had some old blades and I'd use them until the teeth were gone.
Dave
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I used to use G-10 for building boomerangs and I've cut quite a bit of it. First of all, wear a good respirator. That dust is extremely bad for you!
A band saw does work well but yes, it will destroy your blade. Actually, it'll grind the teeth completely off the blade. I've heard of using carbide tipped blades but they're expensive. I had some old blades and I'd use them until the teeth were gone.
Dave
A band saw does work well but yes, it will destroy your blade. Actually, it'll grind the teeth completely off the blade. I've heard of using carbide tipped blades but they're expensive. I had some old blades and I'd use them until the teeth were gone.
Dave
That what I thought, better get another blade for my saw then. I treat the dust same as sanding a Corvette, very carefully.
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It is a flat fiberglass plate in various thicknesses. It is the same stuff that is used between the copper in a PC board like that of a computers motherboard. I am using it for the hinges and horns for a B-25. I started making the control arms for the tail and found that the sheet I got is too thick for control arms there, and the 4-40 ball links are too large as well. May need to order a .060 sheet for those instead. The .125 sheet I got is perfect for the hinges though.
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The G10 is rock hard and nearly inflexible, and less prone to wear like plastic hinges do. The hinges I made are not available either since they are custom made per plans, and usually made from plywood. You slide a wire through the elevator and engage the hinge in the stab.
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G-10 will destroy a band saw blade in seconds. My friend uses a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. He says he can get many cuts that way. BTW, he made a table to invert mount the jigsaw. There is a commercial saw out like that now. Name slips me at the moment..
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My bandsaw blade was about done, I used it to cut aluminum which softened the teeth so it was burning plywood. It still cuts balsa OK, but was due for replacement, no loss on my part, I got some of the parts I needed done. Going to look into that jigsaw bench mentioned, I know what you are referring to, just need to find the blades now.
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I have cut a lot of G-10 with a metal band saw cutting blade. The bi-metal ones lasted a pretty long time. The G-10 sands the teeth away sooner or later. I used to use old blank circuit board for my hot wire foam cutter. The G-10 made the best templates. They sanded so smooth and the heat did not bother them and they would never wear out.
I used a blade like this one. Mine was 112" though.
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BS6412-...+bandsaw+blade
Buzz.
I used a blade like this one. Mine was 112" though.
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BS6412-...+bandsaw+blade
Buzz.
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I use a diamond cut off wheel in a Dremel as much as possible, especially for the rough cuts then take it to a disc sander to finish.
One cut off wheel will last a good long time.
https://www.amazon.com/Anytime-Tools...+cut+off+wheel
One cut off wheel will last a good long time.
https://www.amazon.com/Anytime-Tools...+cut+off+wheel