Supplier of Bakelite

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OK, I've read the FAQ's and tried searching, but no luck. Anyone know of a supplier of bakelite? I realize that there's better handle material available, but this is for a high heat cooking utensil idea that I have floating around. If not, anyone know of another good heat tolerant material that's similar? Thanks for any help and suggestions.
 
Bakelite is not an actively produced material. There are knock-off materials of a similar sort coming from countries that have fewer health regulations... but are you REALLY sure that's what you want?
 
Not at all, I'm not really sure. I purchased a similar kitchen utensil less than five years ago that was advertised as having a "bakelite" handle. This thing has to be able to handle some heat, say up to 250 f or so. It suffers from design flaws that get on my nerves and I'm going to try to build a better mouse trap. Basically looking for some sort of handle material that's ideal for kitchen use and also handles high heat/has insulation value. As you said, I've found numerous suppliers, but they're all over seas and you have to buy a pallet.
 
Would micarta work? I think they're basically the same thing.
 
If Micarta has the same temp resistance as bakelite did, then it'll work I guess. I actually prefer it, but need to be sure on the temp thing. It's going to be used around a grill a lot. Come to think of it, G-10 being fiberglass would seem to be the logical choice, but I guess the actual resin is the deciding factor. Perhaps I should do a test of some sort on various kinds of micarta and g-10 and see how they hold up. Would that be something you guys would be interested in seeing? If so, and I get around to it, I'll take pics.
 
I do have some bakelite backgammon chips that you could use to make a handle, if you're only interested in a one-off. I don't have enough to put you in the business of making things for sale, though.
 
IIRC, 250F is the typical numbers that you see for micarta.
jcoffman55 said:
If Micarta has the same temp resistance as bakelite did, then it'll work I guess. I actually prefer it, but need to be sure on the temp thing. It's going to be used around a grill a lot. Come to think of it, G-10 being fiberglass would seem to be the logical choice, but I guess the actual resin is the deciding factor. Perhaps I should do a test of some sort on various kinds of micarta and g-10 and see how they hold up. Would that be something you guys would be interested in seeing? If so, and I get around to it, I'll take pics.
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tryppyr said:
I do have some bakelite backgammon chips that you could use to make a handle, if you're only interested in a one-off. I don't have enough to put you in the business of making things for sale, though.
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Hey, man, thanks for the offer, but I need a fairly long peice, say 7 or 8 inches. I think I might try to find out where some of the knife supply companies get their micarta and G-10 then see if I can contact the manufacture and ask them what the temp rating its. Thanks for all the suggestions.
 
As you wish. You might check out my other thread on the bakelite experiment, though. I have enough chips to get a 6 inch piece made (albeit mixed colors) ;)
 
G-11 has a higher temperature rating than G10. If I recall, G-10 is good for continuous service at 150F while G-11 is good up to 200F.

At work, I design products made out of fiberglass composites where the resin systems are rated to 400F, but this is custom stuff.

Try carbon fiber.

Mike L.
 
The following is from a post on the difference-between-G-10-and-G-11...

This site, http://k-mac-plastics.com/data sheets/phenolic-technical-data.htm, is a technical data sheet for various laminates. G10 and G11 are identical in all specs until it comes to flame resistance and temperature ranges. G11 pulls out ahead in that score. G10's operating temp rang is -100º to 285º, whereas, G11 is -100º to 300º. Their flame resistance as measured by bond strength in lbs is: G10, 2000 lbs; G11, 16,000 lbs. I'm not sure what all that means, except you got got one hell of a handle with either material!
 
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