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Started On : 19-Aug-2006 at 12:00:35 AM, #Views : 6027

Topic Subject : Re: Silicon

Silicon bronze, silicone boobs, silica sand.. did you know the red pimientos
in green olives are usually made of alginate?
Anybody else get a call from a man in Atlanta wanting 5 portrait busts for a
party?
dan in memphis


> From: aliforum@lifecasting.org
> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:00:05 -0400
> To: archicast@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: Silicon( Message No. 1125)
>
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> Hello Dan Spector

>
>
> Post Date : Friday 18th of August 2006 11:00:02 PM
> Posted by : "Frank Gorenstein" stonesouls207@yahoo.com
>
> Re: Silicon:--
>
>
> Good bearing material too. I used to make bronze bushings ( bearings ) out of
> the stuff in another life. Yeah, yeah, I know Dan, it's about life casting.
>
> aliforum@lifecasting.org wrote: -----------------Amazon.com ALI Sponsor
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>
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>
> Face Casting and Female Torso Casting. Available
> through http://www.Amazon.com
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>
> Hello Frank Gorenstein
>
>
>
> Post Date : Friday 18th of August 2006 02:00:02 PM
> Posted by : "Robert Oblon" hotbronze@aol.com
>
> Re: Silicon:--
>
>
>
> Along with Ed's materials on Artmolds.com look at Silicones Incorporated.
> Also it's silicone not Silicon, which is a tetravalent metalloid used in and
> with various components, semiconductors, etc. Silicon is on the periodic table
> as Si and has an atomic # 14. Silicon is a component of silicones, which are
> a family of plastics which includes silicone rubber mold compounds. Included
> as an alloy in the chemical of Silicon Bronze, one of the bronze alloys used
> in casting of "bronze sculpture," easily Tig welded, resists corrosion, etc.
> Not as easy to patina as Tin bronze but much cleaner to melt and cast.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Robert Oblon
> Central Coast Art Foundry
> Arroyo Grande, California
> 805-748-5381, Fax 805-980-4890
>
>
>
> ALI is an international organization whose members are engaged in the art and
> creative industries. Its purpose is to promote the art of life casting, create
> public awareness of this unique art form, provide its members with forums to
> exchange information, resources to enhance their effectiveness and advance
> opportunities for their artistic success.
>
>
>
>
> ALI is an international organization whose members are engaged in the art and
> creative industries. Its purpose is to promote the art of life casting, create
> public awareness of this unique art form, provide its members with forums to
> exchange information, resources to enhance their effectiveness and advance
> opportunities for their artistic success.
>



 
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