good construction material

[geek1]

Does anyone know a construction material that you can cut with hand tools? I ordered some of this stuff called Sintra from Solarbotics.com, it says you can cut it with hand tools, not really sure how durable though.






I am a new roboticist

[bryan922]

Maybe delrin, or check out this article: http://www.societyofrobots.com/materials_hdpe.shtml

[geek1]

thanks, but where do you get the delrin you mentioned?

[bryan922]

If you need aluminum, delrin, felt, rubber, ceramics, wax, magnets, bushings, bearings, pins, ball joints, clamps, lubricants, valves, tubing, hose, fittings, nuts, bolts, washers, pumps, cable, sleeves, springs, motors, switches, buttons, knobs, couplings, shafts, rod, connectors, etc. in almost any conceivable size, configuration, and specs, drawings, dimensions on said products, then you should try mcmaster-carr at mcmaster.com.

[bulkhead]

You can quite easily cut 1/16" and 1/8" aluminum extrude (available at Home Depot, Lowes, other hardware stores) with a hacksaw, metal file, and vise.

[geek1]

thanks all! there is obviously a great community here! the best forum I ever joined 

[jamort]

sintra ios fine up to like three pounds also reinforece it....