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I would like to make a bunch of small circular discs out of 3 mm (1/8 inch) expanded pvc foam board or sintra. I can provide the material and computer aided design format file. Anyone interested? Thank you.
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@Irv - I have a suspicion that Dennis - @cdennyb - may well have, but I haven't seen him on the forum for a long time - and I doubt he'll see the notification. I have him friended on FaceBook - I'll draw his attention to this -
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Irv, I make a lot of stuff with my laser, a 60w CO2 unit. Making anything from PVC with a laser is a no-no in the laser community. It off-gasses and the chlorine is pretty nasty stuff. Can't see it but it sure does corrode the metal surfaces quite rapidly.
Now, making those from acrylic or wood ply is a piece of cake. If that's an option, then I can probably help you out.
Here's a pic of what cutting PVC for one day did to a laser unit.
Let me know.
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Well @BillyG and @cdennyb , it looks like I may need to go another direction in cutting this plastic. I am currently making a disc cutter set. My goal is to make my own “indestructible” clarinet pads that would be immune to pad bugs (the same critters that eat bow hair). 
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I trust you've exhausted the idea of using traditional wadding punches? They've worked well for centuries, making small, circular pads from soft material.
On a more commercial scale, water-cutting would work well; are there any 'maker' clubs in your district? Such groups sometimes club together to buy machinery which individuals couldn't justify.
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These insects seem to be unique to America - bad luck!
My natural approach would be 100% traditional and I'd replace the pads when need be, retaining instrument maintenance skills. And I'd buy a can of bug spray.
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