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Re: [ATM] Burgundy Pitch

At 2006-07-24 17:55 -0700, Rick M wrote:

>         I am looking for some soft (64) burgundy
>pitch, anyone know of a place to purchace it ?  need
>it to be soft because can only work on the mirror in
>my basement and its always cool down there.
>I do have Wiliam Bells link but wondering if there are
>any others.

Get Will_Bell's genuine burgundy pitch, heat as much needed for the lap, 
and add some turpentine to get the softness you want.  The old pros do the 
thumbnail test - cool a spoonful, push your thumbnail (1 lb force) against 
the cooled pitch, and time how long it takes to make a 1/4" dent (width 
(?)).  As I recall they say 10 s is the standard softness.  It's been my 
experience that a little turpentine changes the softness quite a bit.

         -- Jim Burrows
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         -- http://home.earthlink.net/~burrjaw
         -- Seattle N47.4723 W122.3662 (WGS84)  

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