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Can You Bore a Fiberglass Tubing

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sg20

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Can someone tell me if a fiberglass tubing can be bored to a larger inner diameter?
 
Certainly. Carbide tooling will last longer.

I assume you don't care about the surface finish. It will be rough, and covered with short fibers and cavities where fibers used to be.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
 
Thanks Mike.

Phil
 
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