I would keep it. You might be feeling particularly masochistic at some
point and want to try your hand at microfilm. Having some plasticizer
for that is a good idea.
Marty Sasaki
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Brett Sanborn <08bdsanb_at_alma.edu> wrote:
>
>
> I stopped using plasticizer a few years ago and will never go back to it.
>
> I actually have about 150ml of DOP that I can bring to USIC if anyone
> wants it.
>
> Brett Sanborn
>
> Max Zaluska wrote:
>>
>>
>> Glue shouldn't be an issue.. where are you getting that killer balsa
>> should be.
>>
>> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bill Gowen"
>> <b.gowen_at_...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Geez...
>> > I go to the hardware store, buy a tube of Duco, build models, models
>> fly, models stay together, models win contests occasionally. Why does
>> this have to be so hard?
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Bruce McCrory
>> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:16 PM
>> > Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Adhesive formula (i know... been
>> beaten to death)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > TCP is a standard plasticizer for Ambroid - 3 -4 drops per oz. I
>> ordered a 12 pack (Ambroid) from Horizon and sold about half. My cost
>> was $4.25 each. Unless you use it for outdoor, a couple 3.2 oz go
>> forever. Sigment is supposed to be the same. Duco no longer acts the same.
>> >
>> > Here's what I did first (after not finding any in stores):
>> > 1. The official homebrew is 1 ping-pong ball (were celluloid) per 1
>> oz of acetone. I tracked down the official approved world champs brand
>> at 3-star (quality only) who say the formula (colloid) is same as
>> 1952, eg. cellulose nitrate. These balls are about $5 - $6 each.
>> >
>> > 1.5 Cheap chinese balls are vinyl, stick if you like white dusty
>> stuff at the joint, and have a 3x glue joint face to work with. Pretty
>> bad.
>> >
>> > 2. Celluloid trinkets are all over the place, in people's
>> collections of pre-1955 memorabilia.
>> >
>> > 3. Order Ambroid if you are a purist and bum some Peck Polymers TCP
>> from another flyer.
>> >
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "polymicroboy"
>> <polymicroboy_at_> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > But my interest is in an Ambroid/Duco formula that I used in the
>> past that included TCP,DOP,TDP,LMNOP,AFL-CIO or something like that as
>> placticizers that worked well enough for me.
>> > >
>> > > Archive searches haven't produced what I remember and hoping
>> someone remembers something similar they might share the recipe.
>> > >
>> > > OR
>> > >
>> > > if you have something better...howaboutdat?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > KP
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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Marty Sasaki
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Received on Sun Apr 12 2009 - 09:41:17 CEST