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				graphite
				Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:45 pm
				by mikefromitaly
				Hi.
i would like to know how to cut Grafite Plates.
thank you
mike
			 
			
					
				Re: graphite
				Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:05 am
				by charlie
				you buy them. it depends upon how big you need. marble or bead makers use them. you can probably get them off ebay cheaply.
			 
			
					
				Re: graphite
				Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:23 pm
				by Brad Walker
				mikefromitaly wrote:i would like to know how to cut Grafite Plates.
A diamond saw blade will cut graphite.
 
			 
			
					
				Re: graphite
				Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:50 pm
				by The Hobbyist
				Graphite machines very nicely with nearly any cutting tool, even hand tools.  The big problem is handling the shavings.  When I work it I keep a vacuum constantly cleaning the cutting site so they don't fall or float about.
Jim "The Hobbyist"
			 
			
					
				Re: graphite
				Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:26 pm
				by Sean McFeely
				I agree with the hobbyist.  If you are not careful to manage the dust you can and will short out your bushings on your electric motors as the dust is a conductor.