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G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:26 pm
by Tom Luttenbacher
I just hung up the phone with Joe at G.E.P, using the phone number listed on R.E.A.R. The man had no idea what I was talking about! Can anyone elaborate further? He specificaly wanted to know material type. TL
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:50 pm
by ted johnson
Hi, Tom. I had the same hassle. The material is G.E. Polymer Shapes G-10 sheet with fabric in it. I bought several square feet a couple years ago, but can't find the stuff in the GE Polymer Shapes lineup now. If you do find it, please post it on REAR! Thanks, Ted J.
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:34 pm
by ted johnson
Tom, Sorry not to have found this earlier, but I did a bit of digging and found my original GE POLYMERSHAPES invoice. The material is listed as: Phenolic Glass (G-10 NON FR) Sheet_NEMA-G-10_0.015 In. Thk. Natural Laminated. The number on the invoice is: STND321869. The piece I got was 24" X 24" X .015 Thick - made a heckofalotta reeds! Good hunting! Ted
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:20 am
by Bill Johnson
I have Reed Material in different thicknesses. Can anyone laser or water cut the material to make stock size Mac91-101 reeds? Hand cutting just doesnt get it. Anyone have a CAD drawing of the stock reeds?
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:55 am
by Ronald Cubel
I think Vince Hughes has all those Reeds you need for stock McCulloch's. Just a thought. Ron
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:20 pm
by vince hughes
Ther's about a million different composits of phenolic. I did alot of homework 7 or 8 years ago, and also ended up with G-10 as a prefered number. Each type(number) has a different epoxy blend and different material for the 'cloth' ply. G-10 seems to be an industry number, and not a brand number. Any larger plastics store carries it in many thicknesses. .015 is also a good choise for our uses. If you strikeout, I sell it in 12x12 pieces.
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:41 pm
by Tom Luttenbacher
Vince, ty for the info. Now sell me a 12x12x.015" sheet and I'll be a happy karter. TomL
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:06 pm
by Tom Luttenbacher
Reed material found, bought and being shipped to me..Thanks all...TomL
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:25 am
by Bill Johnson
How is everyone mass cutting out stock Mac91 reeds?
Re: G.E.P. Sheets of Reed Material
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:08 pm
by allan savins
Hi,
One source of material is the electronics industry: specifically the PCB manufacturing industry.
I have been using FR4 material and cutting out the reeds using a PCB milling machine. You can buy sheets of blank PCB material with copper plated upon it. All you need to do is etch the copper off the material.
Hope this helps....
Cheers,
Allan