as the topic is still active: > > What type of material is corian? On ebay I've seen new bobbins of this in > combination with bone. > > Jean in Poole > > I think corian is an artificial material, I've seen it used for kitchen > worktops - don't know what bobbins of it would be like > jenny barron > > Scotland
Corian (a DuPont brand name) is a special polyester (aliphatic, with some glycidylether monomers for polarity - I can check in detail if neccessary) highly filled (50 - 80 % w) with a grounded mineral (CaCo3 - which builds marble, too). Therefore its haptic is more like porcelain or marble than "plastic", but without the brittleness of the pure minerals. Durable, hard, high density, stable against temperature, impact resistant. I've never seen it in fragile shapes like a bobbin's neck, so I don't dare to guess wether it's flexibility would allow a normal on the pillow or wether it will break Eva, after a weekend with Ulrike Loehr and her snowflake quilt, eager to return to my pillow instead of working in my office *grrr* - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
