Re: ATM Screwed up dentstone tool???

[behambu@teleline.es (Berthold Hamburger)]

On Fri, 11 Jun 1999 11:07:40 -0400, you wrote:

>
>I mixed up what I **thought** was enough dental stone.  It was grossly
>inadequate and I hurriedly mixed up more.  Before I could, the first batch
>had largely solidified.  The net result is that there are some voids on the
>"mirror" side.  They are not too deep nor too voluminous, amounting to
>about 1/4" at the deepest points, and total volume of around 5cc's or so.
>I could fill them w/ epoxy or other material, but I am concerned about
>their presence.  The back, which I had hoped to screed nice and flat had to
>be smoothed w/ a wet hand, since the total volume of the cement was
>**just** shy of the aluminum flashing.  Damn!  That didn't come out the way
>I'd hoped, either.  OK, so nobody died, but the question is, do I/can I use
>it???

Frank,

If the tool is straight, means if it has the same edge thickness over
the entire rim and is otherwise fairly even, then I would limit myself
to filling in the gaps with epoxy BEFORE gluying the tiles. Try to get
the top even before putting the tiles.
Where I live dental plaster is quite expensive and for such a big tool
it seems a waste to throw it out.

Having to smooth the back is quite normal. I do it normally on all my
tools.

Berthold

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