What to do with Teflon sewing thread?
I just got a whole bunch of teflon thread, which was originally used to sew awnings, and costs about $100 for a quarter-pound spool. It's brown, and
I don't think this stuff is made much anymore, since they've developed cheaper polymers that are UV-resistant. I feel that there must be practical
applications for building chemistry apparatus, but I'm having trouble thinking of what those might be. The only thing I can think of is possibly
weaving them into a filter, but I'm not sure how that could be done; weaving isn't exactly something I have experience with. It wouldn't be the best
filter though; the threads are pretty thick. But it could be used to support another filter, in a Buchner funnel type of apparatus.
It might work as a thermometer gasket if I just wound it around the thermometer a bunch. For teflon, it's actually softer than I would have expected,
and of course, very slippery.
Considering how hard this stuff normally is to get, I feel like it's important to take advantage of this opportunity. Any thoughts as to how it might
be useful?
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