[Boatanchors] Help. I need a piece of bakelite.

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Fri Feb 18 23:54:15 EST 2005


Formca is easily available at most Home Depot type stores. There is also full thickness
material available, (maybe Colorcore ??). OTOH, it is NOT Bakelite.
-John

Brian Clarke wrote:

> Try a furniture manufacturer that press-seals plastic veneers to chip-board. one
> such brand of veneer in Australia is Formica. Comes in many colours, including
> black,if you want something to look and act like ebonite. The veneer is about 1/16"
> to 3/32" - so, get two layers pressed together.
> 73 de Brian, Vk2GCE.
>   Lee asked:
>
>   I need a piece of 3/16" (or so) bakelite at least 10 1/2" x 8" to repair a
>   cracked Instructograph.  Any ideas where I can get it?  Thanks for your help.





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