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Cherub Chat => Tech Chat => Topic started by: ross_burkin on October 02, 2008, 01:31:45 AM

Title: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: ross_burkin on October 02, 2008, 01:31:45 AM

Does anyone know of any household alternatives to colloidal silica? I haven’t got any and need a thickening agent.

Title: Re: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: Tom K on October 02, 2008, 02:19:15 PM

Bisto granules, Chicken not Beef . . . . 

Title: Re: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: Phil Alderson on October 02, 2008, 02:44:51 PM

Why not chop some glass into reallly short lengths for a home made microfibers,

or Sawdust would probably work

Title: Re: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: ross_burkin on October 02, 2008, 03:33:43 PM

Flour, do you think that would work?

Title: Re: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: roland_trim on October 02, 2008, 04:56:34 PM

\When do you need them by?

I have a 10kg bucket.

Title: Re: Household alternatives (or the Cherubers 'Make-do and mend' thread?)
Post by: ross_burkin on October 02, 2008, 05:20:54 PM

As soon as possible. The plan is to chop off the useless bits of trailing edge, rebuild it with some tiny nails and glass tape folded over the top and wait for it to go off (hair dryer and bin bag oven!). This will provide it with structure. I then need to get back to shape with bog and it will be near impossible with runny epoxy.