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Re: TWL: Plastic Board?

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yourcaptain@earthlink.net
Thu, Dec 27, 2001 2:28 PM

At 11:39 PM 12/26/01 -0500, you wrote:

King Starboard is one brand of the material.see http://www.kingstarboard.com.

You may also buy UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) Polyethelene at any
local plastics supplier for a lot less. It won't be UV stabilized as I
understand starboard is, but it should work for your application and it
machines beautifully with regular woodworking tools.

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How about a piece of Formica.............
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Captain Al Pilvinis

"M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47
2630 N.E. 41st Street
Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064
Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666
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At 11:39 PM 12/26/01 -0500, you wrote: >King Starboard is one brand of the material.see http://www.kingstarboard.com. > >You may also buy UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) Polyethelene at any >local plastics supplier for a lot less. It won't be UV stabilized as I >understand starboard is, but it should work for your application and it >machines beautifully with regular woodworking tools. > ======================================================= How about a piece of Formica............. . Captain Al Pilvinis "M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47 2630 N.E. 41st Street Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064 Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666 Email yourcaptain@earthlink.net Website http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain