Ive seen shops using plaster of paris to do exactly what your wanting. its a bit more stable then wax can be, and it may end up being less expensive. As far as removal, I think the stuff will pretty much crumble, you could even mold in some holding method, who knows, just tossing it out there. good luck. pardon in advance if I posted to the wrong section of this topic.
Ian W. Wright wrote: > Hi Kirk, > > I often temporarily stick parts I'm working on to a sacrificial piece of > metal. Of course, with the small size of the parts I'm making, having a > bigger 'handle' or something to clamp in the vise is the only way I can > work on the pieces. I usually use shellac as an adhesive or, more often > if I intend to do a lot of work on a piece, Cyanoacrylate (superglue). > There are a number of grades of Cyanoacrylate, some gap filling, some > not, and they all have one thing in common - they will release if you > heat them a bit - just too hot to handle comfortably. the residue can > then be wiped off with a bit of acetone. Before you use this stuff, you > do need to clean the metal well with acetone or a proprietary cyano prep > spray (if you use acetone it has to be plain acetone from the chemist, > nail polish remover won't work as it has oils in it.) For anything > needing a really good hold you can even use epoxy as most of these will > also release with a bit of heat. I actually find that the cyanoacrylate > glue I get from our 'Pound stores' - presumably your 'Dollar stores' - > where I get 5 little plastic bottles of a very fluid glue on a card for > 1UKP, is actually the best I have used! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
