"Mylar" is or was DuPont's trade name for PET film. Some of this film
might have been made by or licensed to a firm in Japan or elsewhere in
Asia, maybe Teijin. All of my information is long out of date and I
never was a polyester film, fiber, or bottle guy.
Fred Rash
On 5/5/2014 6:23 PM, leop_at_lyradev.com wrote:
>
> The usual nylon/polyethylene coextruded/laminated metalized film used
> for the mini-blimps and larger foil balloons would give a 36"
> spherical balloon weight of 84 grams. This is the film that I
> understand Ray used. There are thinner such films available. FYI,
> the typical "Mylar" heat blanket (which is usually not Mylar but PET
> film) would give a 45g 36" balloon (not including the glue as this
> material is more difficult to heat seal). The typical 36" latex
> balloon we use weighs just over 30g and about 40g with the typical
> fill valve and plug.
>
>
> LeoP
>
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