<div dir="ltr">Hi All.<div>I thought I might pass along some of the benefits of using coroplast in projects. Coroplast is corrugated polypropylene. It is easily cut with an Exacto knife, and right angle bends can be made by cutting one side only, </div><div><ol><li>MCUs like ESP32 and PiPico are electrically protected by mounting them on a square of coroplast.
A 3x3 inch square keeps the MCU from flopping around or shorting on your desk. Slice two slits for the pins along the corrugation rows on one side only of the Coroplast, and press the MCU into the slits. The slits grab the MCU firmly. I have </li><li><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:sans-serif">Commercial isotactic Polypropylene has a melting point that ranges from 160 to 166 °C (320 to 331 °F), so it is good for warm projects.</span></li><li>It is easily cut with an Exacto knife, and right-angle bends can be made by cutting one side only, A box for a project is electrically insulated, but not waterproof</li><li>Holes for screws and wires are easily melted with a soldering iron. Wipe the soldering iron on a wad of paper to remove melted plastic before it stinks.</li><li>Disconnected Dupont wires can be pushed into the corrugation tubes to prevent them from shorting accidentally into the electronics</li><li>It is available in 2x4 foot sheets, 4x4, and 4x8. </li><li>It is a good measure of electoral candidates' environmental commitment when you ask them for their signs after an election.</li></ol></div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">George Bowden 250-893-7423<div>Victoria BC</div></div></div></div></div>