Need forge advice...

Feb 16, 2005 22 Replies

Just to keep everyone up to date, it seems that Zarcar Products is no longer in business, at least the number above doesn't work, and I can't find any reference to them on the web. Any one know better?

Unfortunatly, Ceramic Color & Chemical Co. has a $250 min purchase. However, in 100 pound lots, the 320 mesh zircon is $1/pound. If only I needed 250 pounds...

I found some colloidal sillica, on the web, that's used for epoxy/fiberglass resin. It's a West Tech product and comes in 5oz to 8z containers. I'm fairly certain it's a dry powder. Does any one have any idea about how much liquid "binder" I can make out of one of these. (This is what I was going to get:

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|10918|12212|309318&id=12717) I've tried emailing the tech support at West Tech to find out roughly how much I'd get out of a can, but got no response after a couple of days.

Here's a tinyurl for the Colloidal Sillica, above:

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J.P.' I gave a bad URL for "Zircar Ceramics". I think they are still around for the colodial silica. I know the "silica" product that your found at West Tech. It's also called "micro ballons" it is used as a thickening agent. I am not 100% sure it's the same thing but it very well might be. I imagine you mix as much as a given volume of water will suspend. Check the URL below and give a holler if it works out.

Glen G

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