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Re: Thermoplastics in FIRST
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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
Last year we vacuum formed some chain guards from polycarbonate. Heat soaking polycarbonate so you don't get bubbles is a pain. We may try PETG this year.
Can you describe the vacuum forming and heat soaking process in more detail ?

Why would PETG be better than polycarbonate ?
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