Thread: G10?

I believe that G10 -- fiberglass-reinforced epoxy -- is the same stuff used for "epoxy printed circuit boards". _Those_ should be available at an electronics parts supply house, and there must be some "down under".

The boards may be a bit thin, but the FRP is really tough. You can sand off the copper foil, or etch it away with ferric chloride (also available at the electronics parts shops).

I haven't tried this myself, but it's on the "to-do" list.

Charles

Originally Posted by Str8Raz0r

Planetocean, I think you will be hard pressed to find anything like a pinning kit in Aus or NZ. I stopped looking a long time ago and started making my own. I picked up some nice pieces of timber and with a couple cheap tools from Bunnings I managed a couple of passable attempts.
The pins are not too hard, just some 1/16 brass bar from the local hobby shop. The washers are a little harder, picked them up from microfasteners in the states, not really expensive though.

Good luck.

Yes we certainly get left behind this side of the globe at times; thankfully we have the internet to open us up to the wide world of shopping and information otherwise we would really be in the dark ages.