Re: ATM pitch in microwave ovens

[RDuvall@pixworks.com (Robert Duvall)]

At 1:49 PM 5/20/97, Redwad wrote:
>Rik Hill wrote:
>
>> I have softened pitch in a microwave oven many times with no
>> problems other than possible over-heating. What was the tool
>> substrate made of? -rik
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>Rik,
>   The substrate was glass and sitting on a table. The pitch was in a
>coffee can in the microwave oven. I guess the idea is to get the pitch
>onto the tool before putting it in the microwave oven. Maybe I'll stick
>with the coffee can on the stove top method.
>----Redwad.

Yikes!! NEVER EVER put metal in a microwave oven!! Sparks! I bet! A coffe
can has a lot of metal! You can easily burn out the microwave with even
short exposures with metal. If your still works, consider yourself lucky.
Even thin aluminum foil is a no-no with microwaves.

I'd recommend sticking to using a conventional stove. ;)


Robert Duvall

Software Engineer, Amateur Astronomer (TN),
and General Scientist (according to my son)
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