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flour for thickener
By:Walter Manley
Date: 12/1/2000, 12:45 am
In Response To: Re: Micro balloons are great!! (Shawn Baker)

: Cabosil is one of the strongest fillers, by far, but it's also very heavy and
: hard to sand.

: Shawn

I just got Nick's book a few day's ago. I noticed in there that he say's household flour can be used as a thickener. I'm wondering how strong a glue made with it would be?

I am just finishing a canoe, It is all done except for the seats, and have run out of cabosil for making glue. So I am wondering about using flour. It would save me having to order some more until I am ready to start the next project. Probably a couple of kayaks.

Walter

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