May 3, 2007 · Garolite is very abrasive and gritty and prevents the insert from coiling correctly into the hole. Make sure your insert tool is straight and use even feed pressure and if you used the …

Mar 27, 2016 · First time post (hopefully the format is OK) The Fabrication and Cutting of Thermoset Materials Introduction As the machining of plastic materials cannot be mastered in …

Apr 18, 2006 · Oh, looks like it sucks to be me. I am going to have to drill for thread inserts a bunch of 1.5" thick G10 FR4 glass filled epoxy panels. I have done some...

Nov 1, 2004 · I don't do too much FR4 / G10 but when I do, usually do it dry, with the shop vac sucking up the dust. Don't want that junk gumming up the coolant tank, and making the …

Apr 9, 2004 · Well there is different variety's of garolite, I know for G10 I use carbide for the most part, but I have used HSS and it is fine as long as you aren't on a production run or hoping to …

Jul 11, 2012 · I've read some of the comparable threads on this question..... and realize we need to switch from our HSS to carbide EMs. We are machining .125 g10 sheets with a .125 EM. …

Apr 19, 2006 · Its Grade XX Garolite as the material. Does anybody know what properties garolite has? Im mostly looking for rigidity and possibly light weight. I cant seem to find the properties …

Oct 22, 2008 · Have any of you machined Garolite G10, its a fiberglass cloth plate. Looking at drilling close to a 100 1.45mm holes through 3/8 plate. Seems to be cutting it really close on …

Jan 26, 2003 · Garolite is another brand of composites, including epoxy and phenolic resins and everything from glass to cotton to paper reinforcing. But for strength, glass and carbon are the …

Jul 30, 2004 · I would think paper phenolic, Garolite XX from mcmaster, is the closest thing to what we call bakelite if you are going to machine from solid