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Cutting Garolite (G10) (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I posted here a while back when my glass bed failed. One of the suggestions was to replace with Garolite or G10. My sheet finally arrived and i set about cutting it down to size.

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Within 4cm, my basically unused jigsaw blade was worn flat, and by the end of the first cut (20cm), there is basically no more teeth.

For the second side, I tried using a multitool cutter, and within a few millimeters it was visibly blunt (plastic and metal tools). Finished it off with a standard wood hand saw, which seemed to go better.

So warning to anyone considering garolite, dont use power tools, it will fuck them up.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, usually you use a cutter to score where you want the cut and just break it. That always worked for me, though I have never tried anything thicker than 2.5mm. Also, cut in both sides for optimal performance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I have a 3.5mm piece. Scoring and snapping might have been smart.

Fwiw, it cut very cleanly. Very straight edges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I milled G10 the other day. Maybe use a router if don’t have access to a mill and don’t wanna have a local shop do it for ya. Wear a mask