Ceilidh ... Re: Durometer etc

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Re: Durometer etc

On Tue Jun 11, Brian Ross wrote
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>I did a quick search for definitions of durometer. Several references to an industry standard which I have not tracked yet. The following links do give the general idea. Shore A stops about where shore D begins.

>I think everything I have been using is on the D scale. My "90" hardness stuff is like a hockey puck - which is probably why I get good detail on my brooches.

>I am not endorsing these sites; just happened to find useful explanations in them.

>www.microphotonics.com/durometer.html
>www.qualitest-inc.com/durometer.htm

>Brian

So, how does the hockey puck material react to forming your brooches ?. How much use do you get out of a chunk, pressing into the same area?. Does it tear at all?. Does it take a lot of pressure/time to use it?.

D.

ps also, where did you get the .... hard stuff ??.
msc only offers up to 75d. Lee didn't have any 'd' either.

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