Jan Willem Gunnink wrote:
> At the moment we have some projects running for which we need to mill
> rather big models (L: 1300 mm W: 800 mm H: 25 mm). At the moment we
> are using OBOmodulan 302 for it. Really nice stuff to mill
> (feedrates: 24 m/min, Tool diam: 10 mm, n=30.000 omw/min) but also
> rather expensive. Is there anybody out there who knows some materials
> which are cheeper than the stuff we use ? For the record stuff like
> Polystyreen like for Lost Foam or the packing industry is not dense
> enough because of the break out of the little foam bubbles.
Dear Jan,
Have you tried RenShape (RenBoard?) from Ciba? It is a foam
wood-substitute and I understand it mills very nicely. Sorry, I don't
know the cost.
Best Regards,
Marshall Burns
marshall@ennex.com
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