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Quoted from Bud:I think the better question is when are we going to see composite play fields
When? Around 1977 or so. Tried and failed.
They wear nice but they require the use of t-nuts for all screws - the plastic (and MDF) doesn't take screws so well. Also they tend to warp a lot.
Quoted from Bud:Google images of phenolic and check it out.
The issue wasn't whether it takes screws, but how many times you could remove and re-screw the same fastener - the composite ones you got maybe two cycles before the hole was reamed out.
Couldn't find any info on phenolic's ability to handle it.
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