Cutting boards made of UHMW???

[Steve]

Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?

[Igor]

On 13 Aug 2003 11:22:13 -0700, etien...@yahoo.com (Steve) wrote:

>Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?

They can be. Typically, they are made from HDPE -- high-density
polyethylene.

[Lew Hodgett]

"Steve" writes:
> Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?

A very expensive material for that application.

Probably not FDA approved.

Cutting boards usually made from polyproplene or maybe HDPE (High density
polyethylene).

HTH

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[JackD]

"Lew Hodgett" <lewho...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" writes:
> > Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?
>
> A very expensive material for that application.
>
> Probably not FDA approved.
>
> Cutting boards usually made from polyproplene or maybe HDPE (High density
> polyethylene).
>
> HTH

Here is some 3/4" thick stuff for $4 a square foot.
That would make a lot of jigs...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2551039996&category=29402

-Jack

[Roy Smith]

I get 100 bf of the stuff, or $4/bf. That's cheaper than a lot of
wood people make cutting boards out of.

[JackD]

"Roy Smith" <r...@panix.com> wrote in message
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Actually
600' x 2" = 100 sf
100sf x 3/4" = 75 bf.

$5.33 / bf + shipping

I think that hdpe which is softer makes a better cutting board. They also
texture it so that the food doesn't slide off!

-Jack

[Larry Jaques]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:10:32 GMT, "Lew Hodgett"
<lewho...@earthlink.net> pixelated:

>
>"Steve" writes:
>> Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?
>
>A very expensive material for that application.
>
>Probably not FDA approved.

Nor are our air, water, or most foods any more. Sigh...

>Cutting boards usually made from polyproplene or maybe HDPE (High density
>polyethylene).

FWIW, Lew, UMHW -is- HDPE, just a denser form.

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[Lew Hodgett]

"Larry Jaques" writes:

> FWIW, Lew, UMHW -is- HDPE, just a denser form.

And considerably more expensive.

I made my rudder post bearings from it.

Got a block about 12"x12"x6" that was in the remnant pile at my plastics
source, and even that was expensive.

Also, as with many plastics, tricky to machine since it has a relatively
high thermal coefficient of expansion.

[CW]

with woodworking equipment, I would say that is true. With metal working
equipment, it machines great. I have a piece sitting in my garage right now,
3'x4'x2-1/4". The guy on night shift forgot to turn on the vacuum for the
fixture before hitting cycle start. Gouged pretty good as it was being
thrown out of the machine.

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[Roy Smith]

In article <bhe4op$1l8$1...@news01.intel.com>, "JackD" <J...@no.com> wrote:

> Actually
> 600' x 2" = 100 sf
> 100sf x 3/4" = 75 bf.

I figured 3/4" finished counted as 1" rough for the bf calculation, just
like it would for hardwood :-)

[Paul]

yes..and yes

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[Phil]

Lew,

Are you using this in salt water? If so, how has it held up?

I'm considering getting a couple of pieces of UHMW polyethylene to
machine outhaul line guides for my for my kayaks and dinghy's. The
surface of bronze and stainless steel guides gets too rough after a
couple of years.

Phil

[Tom]

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:13:08 -0400, Phil <P...@HeronsNest.com> wrote:

>Lew,
>
>Are you using this in salt water? If so, how has it held up?
>
>I'm considering getting a couple of pieces of UHMW polyethylene to
>machine outhaul line guides for my for my kayaks and dinghy's. The
>surface of bronze and stainless steel guides gets too rough after a
>couple of years.

Back when I was selling UHMW we put a couple of pieces in salt water
to see if barnacles would adhere (they didn't) and there was no ill
effect - actually there is hardly any chemical that will affect it. If
exposed to sunlight be sure to get black repro or UV stabilized if you
want white.

[Andy Dingley]

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:13:08 -0400, Phil <P...@HeronsNest.com> wrote:

>I'm considering getting a couple of pieces of UHMW polyethylene to
>machine outhaul line guides for my for my kayaks and dinghy's.

You might be better with HDPE. HDPE isn't just low-weight UHMW, it's
also processed differently (I don't know the details) to give better
mechanical properties. UHMW is a bit soft, and repeated use of a line
across the same spot will cause wear grooves pretty rapidly.

[Tom]

>You might be better with HDPE. HDPE isn't just low-weight UHMW, it's
>also processed differently (I don't know the details) to give better
>mechanical properties. UHMW is a bit soft, and repeated use of a line
>across the same spot will cause wear grooves pretty rapidly.

Andy - I think you may have that backwards - HDPE is much lower on the
scale (some variations are used for milk bottles etc.) although there
can be some overlapping at the high end HDPE/low end UHMW. UHMW is
much better for wear - we used it to make sprockets, wear strips and a
variety of products because of its wear resistant properties. Ever
seen a canning or bottling plant? All of the white wear strips you see
on the bottling line are UHMW to eliminate wear as the cans/bottles
turn corners etc.. HDPE is better suited for cutting boards, chicken
deboner cones etc.

[Silvan]

Tom wrote:

> turn corners etc.. HDPE is better suited for cutting boards, chicken
> deboner cones etc.

Chicken deboner cones?

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[Tom]

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 00:12:05 -0400, Silvan
<dmmc...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

>Tom wrote:
>
>> turn corners etc.. HDPE is better suited for cutting boards, chicken
>> deboner cones etc.
>
>Chicken deboner cones?

Are you questioning what they are?? In a kill plant one process uses a
conveyor with plastic cones mounted on stainless threaded rods. They
stick the chicken on the cones (kinda like "beer butt chicken" on the
grill) and workers cut off the various parts of the chicken as it
moves down the line. As the cones become nicked from the knives they
must be replaced. HDPE works well but is being replaced by other
harder materials.

[an...@dzxjhg.com]

在 2003年8月14日星期四 UTC+8上午2:22:13，Steve写道：

> Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?

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[Jerry Osage]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:42:47 -0700 (PDT), "xjchem...@126.com"
<an...@dzxjhg.com> wrote:

>? 2003?8?14???? UTC+8??2:22:13?Steve???

>> Anyone know if cutting boards are made of UHMW plastic sheeting?
>
>

SNIP SPAM
>
I don't have a clue. However, I can imagine a woodworker making a
plastic insert for a cutting board - but I wouldn't. Plastic cutting
boards are available everywhere.

To me, cutting boards fall into two categories.

1) Cutting boards made to be used as cutting boards.

These go from plastic to a couple of boards glued together - some flat
grain and some edge grain. And a few end grain cutting boards. These are
boards that are actually used as cutting boards.

2) Works of art that are never used for cutting.

These fall into two sub-categories.

A) CNC inlaid boards which has become quite popular as CNC Routers have
made their way into wood shops. In my mind these show off CNC
programming skills more than wood working skills. There is nothing wrong
with that - it is just that I prefer the "Old School" type boards.

and

B) boards made without CNC Routers.
Here is a guy that started out with a hobby type wood shop with a bench
top planer and hand sanders and has grown his Cutting Board business's
to the point where he now has a commercial shop with commercial tools...

He is also doing CNC Router inlays now, however, I much prefer the plain
end grain boards.

One can purchase a board, or the plans to make it yourself. This is one
of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVd-jxTmq4g



--

Jerry O.

[k...@notreal.com]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:42:47 -0700 (PDT), "xjchem...@126.com"
<an...@dzxjhg.com> wrote:

>? 2003?8?14???? UTC+8??2:22:13?Steve???

Plastic isn't the greatest idea for cutting boards. Bacterial loves
to hide in the cuts in a cutting board. Wood has natural disinfectant
properties. Plastic doesn't. The cuts in wood, particularly
end-grain boards, is self-healing, too. Plastic is also ugly.

[Jack]

On 3/29/2018 5:30 PM, Jerry Osage wrote:

> One can purchase a board, or the plans to make it yourself. This is one
> of my favorites.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVd-jxTmq4g

I only make cutting boards out of trees I cut down in my yard or friends
yard. To me, you can buy working (not art) cutting boards pretty cheap.

Now this guy makes fancy boards, but I'm more impressed with his tools.
Hell of a bandsaw, hell of a planer, hell of a table saw. This guy has
every right to be a "tool snob". Not easy to make me jealous (don't
care a lick about festering tools) but his tools are the bomb....
--
Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
http://jbstein.com

[John McGaw]

I have made some very pretty high-quality end-grain cutting boards. That
said, what I use in the kitchen is commercial-quality UHMW plastic. I can
and do sanitize my plastic boards with bleach and run them through the
highest temperature 'sanitize' cycle on my dishwasher. Try doing that with
a wooden board -- you probably can't do it more than once.

[Leon]

On 4/11/2018 8:35 AM, Jack wrote:
> On 3/29/2018 5:30 PM, Jerry Osage wrote:
>
>> One can purchase a board, or the plans to make it yourself. This is one
>> of my favorites.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVd-jxTmq4g
>
> I only make cutting boards out of trees I cut down in my yard or friends
> yard.  To me, you can buy working (not art) cutting boards pretty cheap.
>
> Now this guy makes fancy boards, but I'm more impressed with his tools.
> Hell of a bandsaw, hell of a planer, hell of a table saw. This guy has
> every right to be a "tool snob".  Not easy to make me jealous (don't
> care a lick about festering tools) but his tools are the bomb....

Like O.M.G, you said, his tools are the bomb! You sound just like a an
old guy wanting to sound like a teen. ;~)

Tool Snob, some one who makes cynical remarks about some one elses tools.

[shiggins1]

Wait... THEY don't say "the bomb" anymore?
@#$%! I just got out of the habit of saying "the bee's knees".
What do THEY say now?

[Leon]

Not sure but probably, but when it comes out of an old guy is just
sounds out of place. Cool, seems to still work well. Some words have
stood the test of time. MY BAD went down flaming. LOL

What irks me these days is the suffix "ality" tacked on to words that
work just fine all on their own. When does "function" EVER need to be
use as functionality???

[Puckdropper]

shiggins1 <shig...@cox.net> wrote in news:paldfg$tpi$1...@dont-email.me:

> Wait... THEY don't say "the bomb" anymore?
> @#$%! I just got out of the habit of saying "the bee's knees".
> What do THEY say now?
>
>

Dope. Chill.

I'm of that generation and I DON'T GET IT EITHER!

I still haven't figured out if chill means just "hang out" or if it means
"go someplace and smoke pot". It's just like "watch a movie" means
"start a movie and have sex." What do you say when you want to watch a
movie?! Even more confusing is "Netflix and Chill" means "have sex" but
has nothing to do with smoking pot?

And we thought hardwood vs hard wood was difficult!

Puckdropper
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[Jack]

Depends on your definition of "THEY".

> @#$%! I just got out of the habit of saying "the bee's knees".
> What do THEY say now?

Whilst I don't recollect every using "the bomb" before, I figured it
would bring the cynical, negative curmudgeons out of the woodwork.

It means the same as the bee's knees or the cat's meow, but like way newer.

[Jack]

We have one plastic cutting board, and a slew of wooden ones. Clean
them with soap and water. My family rarely gets sick, so can't be too
bad. Besides, there is a LOT of debate over wood being safer than
plastic. I don't buy any of it. Simply wash things off and don't worry
about it. Germs are everywhere... Get out of your bubble...

[Leon]

Jack <jbst...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 4/11/2018 12:34 PM, shiggins1 wrote:
>> On 4/11/2018 10:37 AM, Leon wrote:
>>> On 4/11/2018 8:35 AM, Jack wrote:
>>>> On 3/29/2018 5:30 PM, Jerry Osage wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One can purchase a board, or the plans to make it yourself. This is one
>>>>> of my favorites.
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVd-jxTmq4g
>>>>
>>>> I only make cutting boards out of trees I cut down in my yard or
>>>> friends yard. To me, you can buy working (not art) cutting boards
>>>> pretty cheap.
>>>>
>>>> Now this guy makes fancy boards, but I'm more impressed with his
>>>> tools. Hell of a bandsaw, hell of a planer, hell of a table saw. This
>>>> guy has every right to be a "tool snob". Not easy to make me jealous
>>>> (don't care a lick about festering tools) but his tools are the bomb....
>>>
>>>
>>> Like O.M.G, you said, his tools are the bomb! You sound just like a
>>> an old guy wanting to sound like a teen. ;~)
>>>
>>> Tool Snob, some one who makes cynical remarks about some one elses tools.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Wait... THEY don't say "the bomb" anymore?
>
> Depends on your definition of "THEY".
>
>> @#$%! I just got out of the habit of saying "the bee's knees".
>> What do THEY say now?
>
> Whilst I don't recollect every using "the bomb" before, I figured it
> would bring the cynical, negative curmudgeons out of the woodwork.

No, what actually brought out the cynical was hearing you start with,
referencing tool snob, and not caring a lick about a particular brand tool.
And now you are not so much impressed with his work as you are with his
tools. Talk about tool snob.

>
> It means the same as the bee's knees or the cat's meow, but like way newer.
>

Yes, we all know.

And once again your comments, to draw attention , have served you well as
"click bait".
Some one needed to tend to "that" person in the room. This time it was
me.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 4/11/2018 2:40 PM, Leon wrote:

> What irks me these days is the suffix "ality" tacked on to words that
> work just fine all on their own.  When does "function" EVER need to be
> use as functionality???

It doesn't for grammarality, but that's just a technicality.

[Leon]

I think it is used by those that don't have a grasp of the true
definition of a word, or how to use it in it's past, present, or future
tense.

No kidding, I have read "obsolete" with ality some how tacked on to the
end. ;~)

[Markem]

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:57:49 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:

Once awhile ago, is was explained to me, English is a living and
dynamically ever evolving language.

But I have been butchering english for all my life, numbers are no
doubt my best mastered laguage.

[Leon]

LOL, there is that. Spelling gets harder for me and probably why I am
amazed at the younger generations trying to complicate matters with
adding unneeded suffixes.

Give me numers over spell'n. ;~)

[dpb]

On 4/12/2018 10:59 AM, Leon wrote:
...

>
> Give me numers over spell'n.  ;~)

Who was it who said it was a mighty poor fella' who couldn't think of
more than one way to spell a word? Mark Twain, maybe???...can't recall.

--

[k...@notreal.com]

That's just a generality.

[Leon]

YES... Him and that Samuel Clemens guy. ;~)

The way I heard it was that it takes a pretty intelligent person to be
able to spell a word more than one way. LOL

[DerbyDad03]

Then again, misspelled words could indicate a lack of attention to detail. I want
any document that I get from my attorney or tax guy to be dead nuts perfect.

Spelling errors are a big red fleg. ;-)

[Spalted Walt]

The reality of diminished morality and spirituality in this era of
inequality and individuality, regardless of the neutrality of one's
nationality, locality (principality or municipality) is a quality
originality abnormality.

Perhaps the banality/triviality outweighs the practicality.

[k...@notreal.com]

The above is pretty close to linguistic bestiality.

[Jack]

Ahh, there he is, the negative, cynical leader himself, out from under
his woodwork and piles of festering tools.

>> It means the same as the bee's knees or the cat's meow, but like way newer.

> Yes, we all know.

> And once again your comments, to draw attention , have served you well as
> "click bait".

Well, I could have drawn attention with stellar off topic issues like
irksome word suffixes, or shudder, proper punctuation/capitalization
rather than wood working tools that impress.

> Some one needed to tend to "that" person in the room. This time it was
> me.

Of course it was you, since festering tools were mentioned nothing gets
by you, particularly when a descriptive term like "the bomb" was used to
describe non-festering tools.

[Leon]

Well I guess it is a good thing that we are not talking attorneys or taxes.

[Leon]

[k...@notreal.com]

On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:02:55 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:

Not in polite company, anyway.

[dpb]

On 4/12/2018 5:01 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

...

> Then again, misspelled words could indicate a lack of attention to detail. I want
> any document that I get from my attorney or tax guy to be dead nuts perfect.

...

Am always amazed at the lack of accuracy in every court document I've
ever had reason to looke at in detail...not only is minor typographical
but often even in fact.

--

[DerbyDad03]

I said "I want" not "I expect". ;-)

[Leon]

And FWIW, what attorney actually produces the final copy of a document. :)

[DerbyDad03]

...unless it's the bill.

[k...@notreal.com]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 15:11:30 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>

You've never heard of a "Final Notice"? They're usually written by
lawyers. I love the term "final draft", though.

[DerbyDad03]

The final draft is what occurs just prior to the insulation be installed.

[k...@notreal.com]

Or what you get at last call, I suppose.

[DerbyDad03]

Or Mr. Irrelevant

(Currently Chad Kelly, QB - Denver Broncos)

[k...@notreal.com]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 19:20:47 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03

Now that you mention it, I was #255. A friend got #365 and promptly
enlisted in the Marines. Go figure.

[Leon]

I think they are dictated by attorneys but seldom actually typed/printed
in final form by an attorney. I'm sure there are exceptions and
especially with smaller firms or lone attorneys.

I deal with a couple of relative large law firms and specifically with a
particular partner, from each, and his or her number of interns,
multiple times during the month. As every one knows "I" do not often
proof read what I post and spell'n is not my strong suite, especially
when spell check is at a loss with what I am trying to spell too. ;~)

Anyway I find it settling, or is it comforting or reassuring that I am
not the only one with mistakes. It puts a grin on my face when I catch
an issue or misstatement on a "draft" that comes directly from one of
those attorneys before he passes it on to one of his interns for the
final version to be mailed. I'm certain the intern will correct any
problems but I think the client is supposed to see the corrected version
first, not last. :~)