Re: paleonet Butvar-76 vs. Acryloid-B72

["Karl A. Wilson" <kwilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

"Acetone (alias Anhydrous Ethyl Acetate)"?  Acetone or anhydrous ethyl
acetate?  They are completely different chemicals!

Karl


At 06:02 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>> 190 Overman Hall
>> Bowling Green, OH  43403
>> (419) 372-7982
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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