What type of blade cuts G-10 Board

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Funkalicousgroove
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(3/4/04 4:03 pm)
  What type of blade cuts G-10 Board
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 Does anyone know what type of blade/saw to use to cut G-10 board?
 
Casey4s
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(3/4/04 4:22 pm)
  Re: What type of blade cuts G-10 Board
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 If using a hand held jig saw, I use a good quality fine metal blade. Drill holes with a carbide bit. Wear a dust mask, the dust is nasty.
 
Funkalicousgroove
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(3/4/04 4:50 pm)
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 What about a table saw?
 
ganzonimx
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(3/4/04 5:30 pm)
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 I used a hand held jig saw first and always had curvy cuts. Now I use a broken metal saw blade, hold by hand. I clamp a straight hard wood as guide to the board, that gives me a straight cut.

Cris
 
EL34  
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(3/4/04 5:50 pm)

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 Table saw/radial arm saw with a carbide blade will work.

I use a jig saw with metal cutting blades.
 
Casey4s
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(3/5/04 11:19 am)
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 I use a band saw now, but for the past 4 or 5 years I used a hand held jig saw.

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Casey4s
 
HStraub
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(3/5/04 10:59 pm)
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 I was using a jigsaw with metal cutting blades, but I would wear one out with one 12" cut. The teeth would wear away

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I was using a jigsaw with metal cutting blades, but I would wear one out with one 12" cut. The teeth would wear away about 3/4 of the way through and I had wavy lines.
I use an old carbide blade on my table saw now, fast, easy and straight lines. You waste a little more material, but it works well.
(do wear a mask.....that dust is a bitch if it gets in your lungs)


 
geoffreyreed
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(3/9/04 2:33 pm)
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 Fiber glass does a number on everything. Old carbide blades are good. Or you can get the thin seven inch cheap carbide blades for a circular saw and not worry about spoiling them, and use it on a table saw. I've seen people use Heavy duty paper cutters (ouch) or a pedal operated metal shear....great way to ruin a good steel blade, but who is to argue with a shop teacher when they've taken all the metal shop classes away in favor of electronics??? and all the equipment looks to be destined for a dumpster in a few years anyway??? Geoff  
 
Funkalicousgroove
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(3/9/04 6:04 pm)
  Nasty Stuff!!
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 Thanks for all the help, Fiberboard is much easier to deal with, But I guess it's time I move Into the 21st century!!!

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I was at my plastics supplier the other day to get some insulator board ( phenolic ) for my day job (electric motor rebuilder ) and was inquiring about amplifier circuit board material. I had a board with me that I had bought and asked them what it was. They weren't sure but thought it was G10 glass, which is what I suspected. I didn't get any because I had used it before in the day job, and knew that it can ruin an expensive saw blade in just inches. I asked the salesman what they used to cut it and he said they used a diamond blade. While I was driving home, with my lowly piece of phenolic in the back of the truck, I remembered the wet blade tile cutter my wife bought so she could install a ceramic tile backsplash in our kitchen. It has a diamond blade and cuts ceramic tile with suprising ease. I bet it would work great for cutting G10. Also since its a wet blade you wouldn't have the problem of breathing glass dust. Im going back and getting some G10 next week to try it. I'll let you know how it works.