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Re: Cabosil--- heavy??
By:Grant Goltz
Date: 11/30/2000, 12:28 pm
In Response To: Cabosil--- heavy?? (Larry C.)

: Hi Shawn,
: The Cabosil (silica thickener) I use is about a light as goose down. It is
: fluffy stuff, 2 ounces would fill a quart container. It makes a light
: fillet. The microballons I have (phenolic) are MUCH heavier than the
: silica thickener. Glass fibers are the heavy filler I have used.

: Larry C.

Larry,

Notice how much volume of the "fluffy stuff" you have to add to get a small volume of thickened epoxy. Silica is quartz (read "rocks"), and is indeed weighty stuff. It also dulls tools, sandpaper. etc. just like rocks.

Grant

Messages In This Thread

Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
dave -- 11/29/2000, 10:50 pm
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
Lee -- 12/1/2000, 1:02 am
Re: Micro balloons are great!!
Shawn Baker -- 11/30/2000, 11:41 am
flour for thickener
Walter Manley -- 12/1/2000, 12:45 am
Yes, I used it as well
Mark R. -- 12/1/2000, 12:24 pm
whole wheat flour
Tom Preska -- 12/2/2000, 7:49 pm
Re: Yes! *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 12/1/2000, 10:22 am
Cabosil--- heavy??
Larry C. -- 11/30/2000, 12:20 pm
Ditto
Pete -- 12/2/2000, 2:29 pm
Re: Cabosil heavy? Yes.
Shawn Baker -- 11/30/2000, 1:24 pm
Potting soil
John Monfoe -- 12/1/2000, 6:43 am
I see the light! *NM*
Larry C. -- 11/30/2000, 7:38 pm
Re: Cabosil--- heavy??
Grant Goltz -- 11/30/2000, 12:28 pm
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
david -- 11/30/2000, 11:23 am
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
dave -- 11/30/2000, 2:14 pm
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
Lee -- 12/1/2000, 12:35 am
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
Jim Eisenmenger -- 11/30/2000, 7:47 am
Re: Micro balloons?? anyone use 'em?
Lars Durban -- 11/30/2000, 12:41 am