But that's an insane quantity ! They're microballoons - the whole point is they're ultralight.
My tub of phenolic balloons (West System) cost me a "few bucks", I use them for almost all my filled epoxy, and I'm nowhere near using the tub up yet. For a boat with faired mouldings then maybe they're expensive, but for thickening glue then I spent more on shoeleather going to the shop then I did on buying them.
There is ultralight and then there is really ultralight.
The phenolic balloons I referred to were the really ultra light kind used on race boats for the Americas Cup for instance.
Those people are completely anal rentitive about weight.
I use the low cost stuff (7-1/2 lbs/ft3), but you are right, the average woodworker won't use enough microballoons in a year to get concerned about it.
Lew
Thank you all for your input to my question. I did not expect so much response or such spirited participation. Pleased to see it stayed friendly. :-) Thanks again.
I've noticed similar in a couple of my posts; methods that are (or were) common here are almost unknown in the states. Oddly, in other forums UK posters recognise what I'm on about. Must be that we got more convicts than you. ;)
At least it gives a different perspective on some jobs.
The vinegar's a new one to me, although it's something I guess I should've thought of myself. I've used shavings myself when I haven't had thread handy, but I find it a tad awkward to hold in place. For the life of me I don't understand anyone wanting to fill gaps with glue, not even for a wonky non-masterpiece. When I fix something I expect it to /stay/ fixed!
nah, just a different class of convicts. you got petty working class criminals, we got religious nutjobs. guess which group brought woodworking skills with them?
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