Using plexi as eyelet / turret board material?

 

2/27/2000 10:01 PM
Benjamin Fargen	Using plexi as eyelet / turret board material? Hello all,     Can anyone suggest any problems that might come up from using 1/8-3/16" plexi as eyelet/turret board material.   I have been using the standard G10 board.   Heat from the soldering iron melting it would be the only problem I could see.     Any input is welcome.     Thanks,   Benjamin

 

2/28/2000 12:45 PM
Stephen Conner	Hi Benjamin,     Plexi (or Perspex as we call it over here) melts at 150 degrees C. It wouldn't stand a chance with a soldering iron!     Steve C.

 
 

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2/28/2000 2:22 PM
Benjamin Fargen	Stephen,     Thanks for confirming my suspicions on that!       Take care,   Benjamin

 

2/28/2000 7:36 PM
Mark Buckingham	What about lexan instead?

 

2/28/2000 8:43 PM
R.G.	What about using a carbide drill to make a board from glass... !8-O

 

2/28/2000 9:20 PM
Rebel420	maybe not glass, but how about ceramic tile?

 

2/28/2000 10:40 PM

Dave R

I've used 1/8" polycarbonate with pretty good results, although I'm a little curious as to the "carbon"-ate- does anyone know if this stuff actually contains any carbon & if so, enough to make a diff? As for the ceramic thing, I found a gutted Tektronix O-scope (shame) on the street a while back that was loaded with these ceramic terminal strips that look and work great-if anyone knows where to get these things, please let me know!     -Dave R

 

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