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Re: Sextant on ebay
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Sep 7, 00:04 -0500
Red penned:
> Even our old friend "shellac" is literally the
> "shell" of the "lac" beetle. Mixed in lacquer thinner, of course.
I think dissolved in alcohol for shellac.
And if I recall, FDA approved for drug coatings. Not certain if that is a
l, 2, 3 or 4 lb. cut? ;-)
Then we get into "cotton" and synthetic lacquers.
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From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Sep 7, 00:04 -0500
Red penned:
> Even our old friend "shellac" is literally the
> "shell" of the "lac" beetle. Mixed in lacquer thinner, of course.
I think dissolved in alcohol for shellac.
And if I recall, FDA approved for drug coatings. Not certain if that is a
l, 2, 3 or 4 lb. cut? ;-)
Then we get into "cotton" and synthetic lacquers.
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Dave: HAL, you are getting seriously off topic.
HAL: Dave, I can't help myself.
Dave: I'm sorry HAL, but...
HAL: Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do...
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