Re: paleonet Butvar-76 vs. Acryloid-B72

["Ken Leonard" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy;

IMHO, in a word:  neither.

I use, _almost_ exclusively, simple Polyvinyl Acetate beads dissolved in
Acetone (alias Anhydrous Ethyl Acetate).

It's simple to mix to any desired ratio (hence goopiness).

It's simple to use.

It's reasonably almost easy to reverse by bathing in Xylol.

It's cheap.

Regardz,
Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peg Yacobucci" <mmyacob@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
To: <PaleoNet@nhm.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 January, 2003 17:13
Subject: paleonet Butvar-76 vs. Acryloid-B72


> Howdy all,
>
> Does anyone have opinions on which is the better consolidant/adhesive for
> general fossil work, Butvar-76 or Acryloid-B72?
>
> (I'm re-stocking our paleo prep lab...)
>
> Thanks!
> Peg
>
> Peg Yacobucci
> Assistant Professor
> Bowling Green State University
> Department of Geology
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