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Simplified Plastics
This is the age of plastics! One of the most amazing developments in this age of wonders . . . new developments and discoveries are constantly being made in the plastic field. Here is a truly rich field for experimentation. There are big opportunities in this field.
The history of Plastics dates back to about [...]

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This is waterproof.
This is simply Airplane Dope.
You can obtain this from firms selling materials for making model airplanes.
If you are selling your products you can put this up in bottles and sell clear or you can add aluminum powder to make the cement look like solder.
Note: Be careful around fire with this.
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Look around you. Almost everything you see is made of plastic. There are more than 16 formulas in our archives to help you make or repair almost any type of plastic product.
You can even turn plastic making items into a big money making hobby or home based business opportunity. Consider expressing your creative skills [...]

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Easy to make. Take any desired amount of wood flour or finely sifted sawdust. Add enough ordinary clear lacquer to make a thick putty like mass. This will keep for a long time if kept in a tightly closed container. It makes a fine durable material for mending and patching wood.
Purchase a can of plastic [...]

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Formula:
Geen 121……….100 ounces
Paraplex G-25……..50 ounces
Paraplex G-50……..50 ounces
Dythos (stabilizer)….3 ounces
BL-353 (blowing agent)..10 ounces
Sponge Density 7 lbs. per cu. ft. Expansion 1100%.
Procedure:
Heat the pastisol in the mold or on the desired substrate at 212 degrees F. until expansion is completed. When the GL-353 is used. The pigmented plastisol will show a yellow-green (the color of BL-353) [...]

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The amount of ingredients used in these various formulas is considered to be correct. But you may have to do some experimenting on your own, to obtain the proper flow properties.
Formula 1:
Wood Flour…5 parts
Sodium Silicate….15 parts
Procedure:
Mix the wood flour and Sodium Silicate together. Add more water if necessary until a dough like mixture is formed [...]

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Formula:
Geen 121……….30 ounces
Geen 202……….20 ounces
Good-Rite GP-261…25 ounces
Tin Stabilizer….1 ounce
Hydrogenated Terphenyl…25 ounces
Procedure:
A small quantity like this may be mixed with an electric hand mixer, or by hand. This mixture is fluid and may be poured into suitable molds. Heating the molds to 350 degrees F. in an oven. It will fuse and harden the plastic. There [...]

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Formula:
Laminac 4134……..24.45%
Laminac 4110……..75.00%
Cobalt Nepthenate (Liquid)…0.24%
Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide…0.3%
Also Needed:
Talc
Fiberglass mat
Color paste for Laminac resin
Cellophane
No. 1894 EX-L-WAX
Woven Fiberglass cloth
Procedure:
This method of forming reinforced plastic objects is known as “open mold fabrication.” It is best suited to the home craftsman because it is the simplest method available and requires the lowest investment. Extreme wide variation in the [...]

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Formula:
Phenol and a solution of Formaldehyde, in equal portions are put in a steam jacketed kettle and heat is gradually applied. Soon the materials will begin to react, and in doing so - liberate heat so intense the reaction may become that the steam must, at times be shut off and cold water circulated in [...]

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Formula 1:
Wet paper pulp…..10 ounces
Casein…..5 ounces
Lime…..2 ounces
Whitting…..20 ounces
Use as little water as possible in mixing this formula. Make up small batches until you see if the composition is exactly what you desire. Hot compositions, of course cannot be used in glue molds.
Formula 2:
Paper pulp…..10 ounces
Whitting…..8 ounces
Rice flour…..5 ounces
Cook to a heavy paste, or 5 ounces [...]

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