Steve s
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PTFE powder from granules
As per subject really, i have some Shamrock PTFE granules that i'd like to grind/chop/mash/bully into powder form.
Any Ideas ??
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draculic acid69
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The best idea is buy the powder off eBay as trying to powder any sort of plastic is gunna be extremely hard and not very effective
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Steve s
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Yeah i do have some already in powder form, just happened to acquire this as part of a job lot and the only thing i can think of to do with it is PTFE
Al rocket motors.
Although thinking about it, it might work well in a reflux column.
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I'd go the eBay route too.
Though if I had dry ice maybe... wait, I just checked Youtube for the idea that was sprouting in my brain and found nothing 
I'll be damned. Usually when I have a silly idea someone always thought of it and posted a video about it on Youtube before.
(Sometimes a SM member)
I was thinking about freezing it with liquid nitrogen or dry ice and then try to crush the granules with anything from a potato masher or the usual
mortar.
You wouldnt get a regular granularity but it could be fun to try.
The spirit of adventure was upon me. Having nitric acid and copper, I had only to learn what the words 'act upon' meant. - Ira Remsen
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Steve s
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Quote: Originally posted by Herr Haber  | I'd go the eBay route too.
Though if I had dry ice maybe... wait, I just checked Youtube for the idea that was sprouting in my brain and found nothing
I'll be damned. Usually when I have a silly idea someone always thought of it and posted a video about it on Youtube before.
(Sometimes a SM member)
I was thinking about freezing it with liquid nitrogen or dry ice and then try to crush the granules with anything from a potato masher or the usual
mortar.
You wouldnt get a regular granularity but it could be fun to try. |
Worth a try. Pretty sure dry ice wouldn't get it cold enough but LQN might.
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