[Amps] re. nylons

[Tony King - W4ZT]

I couldn't find the Macron product using Google but it sounds a lot like 
glass filled PTFE.  73, Tony W4ZT

CLIVE COLLINS wrote:

>We have a machinable ceramic in the UK called Macron and it has all the characteristics of ceramic but machines like a dream with new sharp tools.
>The stuff will take temperatures up to about 2000 degrees and it has a very stable physical attribute.  I have used it in the past for excellent stand off insulators and it does not appear to be frequency sensitive at  least up to 2.0Ghz.
>It is not cheap but it does the job and if you have access to a machine shop you can virtually build anything with the stuff.
>It can be machined with all the normal tools, drilled and tapped and turned happily.
>Well recommended.
> 
>regards from the UK
> 
>Clive GW3WEQ
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