Rodney, It will perform a bit differently. It's not as robust as Rayon.
Chris At 10:37 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
Hey all, I've been using "Rayon Floss" for the bodies of my "Red & Black Ringneck" that I'm tying up for the "Steelhead Swap" and I ran out of red floss... So when I stopped @ "Sportsman's Warehouse", there in Albuquerque, they didn't have any Rayon in red, so I got a spool of "Danville's Acetate Floss" in red... They had several colors available... I didn't know there was such a big difference between Rayon and Acetate... Hope it works just as well... Anyway, if anyone has problems getting the "Acetate" let me know, as I said "Sportsman's Warehouse" carries it in several colors... Rodney... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Broomell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] re: acetate reaction -- oops...and supplier > Sorry all, > I should have read the plethora of posts explaining this before I posted. > > BUT - for Deb and anyone intersted in finding the stuff... > > There are some places on the web (Google "Acetate floss, fly tying") that > claim to carry it. That being said, I have found it difficult to > procure. I just picked up 20 spools (in 4 colors) from a friend who had > them "in a crate somewhere in the back of the shop...if ya wanna waste your > time looking for it...". > > This is very brittle stuff (we don't usually think of fibers being > brittle). It breaks easily so you should be a little more careful handling > it than you would with Rayon. I don't see any advantage to using it UNLESS > you are going to go the acetone route (making the shell). > > For acetone - or an alternative: > If you're not blessed to work in a lab...try nail polish remover. Most > varieties have either acetone or ethyl acetate as the solvent. Don't lick > it. Don't smoke while using it (although you'd probably be ok). > > Some bugs I dip in the stuff...sometimes (i.e. shell backs, etc.) I dip a > cotton swap in the acetone and touch it to the floss. Don't rub...it'll > destroy the effect. > > Also - make sure that you leave it alone until it's completely evaporated > (give it a smell test...). You can mess up the finish if you touch or > scratch it before hand. This can be repaired to an extent with another > application, but you can go too far with application of solvent (i.e. there > is a point of no return). > > Chris >
