konabear
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Post by konabear on Jun 6, 2016 16:15:08 GMT -5
Hello everyone this is the first time I've tried doing this Internet chat thing.so here goes! There is a plastic polymer that is formable in 145 degree water. these pellets can then be formed into any shape to hold a stone for drilling for example or hold a stone for hand carving dia burrs.I think would be usefull when your cutting a stone and it is an odd shape it could go askew in the vice and ruin your blade. if you were to take this polymer plastic when it's warm and moldable, have your stone completely clean, you would be able to form it around the odd shape of the stone let it Harden to rock witch it does and then you can secure that in your vice and hold the odd shaped Stone. what's nice about it is you simply melt it down again and reuse it forever.get it from Amazon or Rio. just a thought.If anyone would like to give a response it would be appreciated I'm a disabled vet and I like lapidary and silver/gold work. I cant really get around anymore so this is a neet forum. thank you
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 6, 2016 16:45:47 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum, konabear, what is the name of this moldable material? Sounds like it would have a few handy uses! Thanks for the tip!
KD
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Post by Pat on Jun 6, 2016 17:00:56 GMT -5
Sounds like Jett Sett. Rio has it; others most likely.
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Post by Pat on Jun 6, 2016 17:04:21 GMT -5
I use it to hold down slabs for making circles with a core drill. Lots of uses for it. Great stuff. I put a tute on here someplace about core drilling slabs for circles.
By the way, welcome to the forum!!
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unclesoska
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All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold!
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Post by unclesoska on Jun 6, 2016 21:13:48 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum -AND- Thank You for your service and sacrifice!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 9:47:39 GMT -5
Sugru too.
It's a form of hdpe. Super long molecular chains if memory serves.
Kona have u used this method?
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