Homebrew PCBs

Hi Hans,

Thanks for the URL.  All you ever wanted to know about plastics!

Alan  KM6VV

HW wrote:
> 
> I just checked out a whole bunch of this kind of material and using
> this size for comparison 12"x12"X0.25"
> prices range from $6.00 to $600.00
> 
> http://www.interstateplastics.com/fmabout.htm
> 
> Examples:
> Pomalux $14.39
> Delrin $15.75
> Lenite $6.04  It's Polyethylene but easy to machine and may be stable
> enough to hold PCB's for milling.
> 
> Hans W
> 
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
> 
> >  Hi John,
> >
> > Yeah, UMB is like nylon.  It would be a good surface to work on.
> > There
> > is also that dense foam I mentioned, another TLA (three letter
> > acronym)
> > that I still can't recall.  UWF??
> >
> > Alan  KM6VV
> >
> >
> > crankorgan wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Alan,
> > >         One of my customers was making things out of a
> > > cutting board. Seems some of them are white UMB plastic.
> > > UMB acts like nylon. I think it's UMB? So many letters
> > > to remember. RCA-JVC-PVC-TRW-ETC.
> > >
> > >                                      John