Equally surprising is that the deep mahogany colored " wood " panels in Coup are made from phenolic resin, a plastic normally used to insulate high-voltage switches.
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It is anticipated that in the future, comprehensive articles may be written on cuemaking, pool table construction, the manufacture of phenolic resin billiard balls, and so forth.
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Super Crystalate is no longer manufactured but it continues as a trade name on the Aramith Super Crystalate snooker ball sets that are made from phenolic resin.
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Phenolic resins, originally developed in the late 19th century and, regarded as the first truly synthetic polymer types, are often referred to as the work-horse of thermosetting resins.
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Since the last quarter of the 20th century, phenolic resin and cellulose based compound materials have been used as an alternative to ebony and rosewood to make stringed instrument fingerboards.
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A total of 240 bytes of information were electrically stored in phenolic resin circuit card assemblies ), as there were no microprocessors, and even integrated circuits were in their infancy.
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During the 90s, wood pulp derivatives treated with phenolic resin ( plastic laminates and solid grade laminates ) for chemical resistance and flame spread retardance started to become widely accepted.
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Bakelite as used for radio cabinets was traditionally brown, and this color came from the ground walnut shell flour added to the thermosetting phenolic resin as an extender and strengthening agent.
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Tips for break and jump cues are usually nickel radius or even flatter, and sometimes made of harder materials such as phenolic resin; the shots are forceful, and usually require less spin.
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It is typically used where the panel is used in external applications due to the increased water resistance offered by phenolic resins and also the colour of the resin resulting in a darker panel.