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Re: [Amps] Creating chimneys from silicone sheet

To: Harold Mandel <hmandel@barantelecom.com>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Creating chimneys from silicone sheet
From: david feldman <wb0gaz@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:03:55 -0600
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Thanks, Harold --- what sort of cleaner/solvent would you suggest, and would 
any particular treatment or waiting time after cleaning be recommended to avoid 
cleaner residue interfering with action of the adhesive?

Tks,

Dave

> Subject: RE: [Amps] Creating chimneys from silicone sheet
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:45:31 -0400
> From: hmandel@barantelecom.com
> To: wb0gaz@hotmail.com; amps@contesting.com
>
> Dave,
>
> {snip}
> http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/899.CFM
> What sort of adhesive is used to make the sheet section into a suitable
> cylinder or cone?
> {snip}
>
> This material is excellent, and Alpha fabricated chimneys
> with similar stuff in several models.
>
> The best adhesive is GE High Temperature Silicone RTV,
> red in color, and appearing in a 5-ounce tube with gold
> metallic color.
>
> Make sure to clean the rubber surfaces well with a
> solvent before gluing, and use popsicle sticks or
> equivalent to clamp the glued surface with some
> spring clamps and don't touch it for a week!
>
> Hal
> W4HBM

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