Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

"Makrolon" is a Polycarbonate brand of Bayer Chemicals. I always buy sheets of Makrolon (for example 1x2m) and cut them myself. It can be easily done with a carper cutter or a pad saw. The thickness should be around 1-1.5mm. 2mm is still ok but also more expensive

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "alfpaches" <alfpaches@...> wrote:
>
> Hi list
> I´m thinking about to replace the polycarbonate surfaces from my sdsv pads. I know about a company called MAKROLON. They make polycarbonate sheets but I don´t know if it´s necessary to buy a complete sheet or they could to cut the sheets according to the hexagonal pad shape.
> If the last thing isn´t possible, somebody knows what kind of tool is required to cut polycarbonate ?. 
> Thanks in advance
>