Re: [ATM] Acculap, smash hit or trash it?

[Michael Lindner <mikell@optonline.net>]

On Tue June 7 2005 1:35 pm, DrewClan@aol.com wrote:
> -Choose dark over the clear.

Didn't know they had dark. I've used the clear for a couple of projects, over 
the past 2 years now. In fact, the mirror I'm working on now I'm using 4 
laps, 2 of which are gugolz 73 and 2 of which are medium acculap.

> -Polishes slower than pitch laps -Doesn't stick to stuff or dry out readily.

I haven't used it for polishing - only for figuring, but it works just fine 
for that. It sure as heck does stick to stuff, just like regular pitch, only 
it's less visible (a blessing and a curse). It also dries just as fast as 
pitch, IMHO - and when it dries, the drag on the lap gets quite high.

> -Smelly when cooked.

Only when overheated. I like to channel with a soldering iron, but with this 
stuff a razor blade is better because of the fumes.

> -Easy to rechannel.

No more so than pitch, IMHO.

> -Maybe or maybe not mixable in different "strengths" to fine tune
> viscosity. -Lasts forever, or at least as long as pitch.

I don't know if it can be mixed (although I would assume it could be). I've 
only used the one package of it, and as I said, it's still going strong. 
Supposedly it doesn't change viscosity over time like "regular" pitch, so you 
don't need to "temper" it with anything - so far that agrees with my 
experience.

All-in-all fine stuff, although I'm not going to throw away my gugolz - that 
still works too!

Clear skies.
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Michael Lindner
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