Using old PVC blanks for test cuts

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Using old PVC blanks for test cuts

Post: # 53738Unread post PMST
Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:26 am

Hi!

I was wondering, when doing test cuts of tunes, is there any reason not to use old blanks that have already been heated and cut on? For example if one side is still uncut but one side had been cut in the past, is there a reason not to use them for tests? Would the fact the PVC has been heated already change anything in its structrue that could cause problems?
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Re: Using old PVC blanks for test cuts

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Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:51 am

Unless you heat it to about 100c I don’t think so.
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Re: Using old PVC blanks for test cuts

Post: # 53785Unread post Ben
Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:18 am

Hey There,
It's absolutely fine, I'm always using old "already cut" blanks to set up new productions. Some scrap that still have some uncut space on them.
I do that for years and never had a problem, you can even heat the blank without cutting them when you feel they're not perfectly flat.
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