Marshall, Thank you for this info. Am sending you another note. Jess -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS> Crazy Glue OT
Technically, duct tape is a three-part laminate, bonding under high pressure a polyethylene film, cotton cloth and natural rubber adhesive with hydrocarbon resin as a tackifier. Marshall jessie70 wrote: > on the subject of glue does anyone know what they put on the back of duct > tape (the silver stuff)? Thanks, Jess > > -----Original Message----- > From: sol [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS> Crazy Glue OT > > > Some 40 years ago when I worked in an optical shop, we used acetone to > "glue" broken eye glasses back together. It could actually stick > together a pair of plastic frames that were broken at the bridge. Just > stick the broken ends in acetone until they got really soft, and smash > them back together. Gave people a way to wear their broken glasses while > waiting for their new ones, and provided a much more stable temporary > fix than tape. > Probably not healthy to breath either the acetone or the fumes of the > melding plastic, but who knew? And that was back when you could get a > basic pair of eyeglasses for $12.50. Now that frames alone cost upwards > of $150, nobody will even do a temporary repair. > That's progress! > sol > > Marshall Dudley wrote: > >> You need to know your plastics. Acetone dissolves some >> plastics,........................ Glass frames are typically >> polystyerene with a plasticizer added I believe and would thus be >> attacked. >> >> > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > >
