Oh heck it booted

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Aug 3 23:56:35 1998

On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, John Lawson wrote:

> [snipsnip]
>
> A trick I have used when faced with turning rubber, neoprene, and
> the like, is to fix the piece strongly to whatever spindle you are
> using, (lathe, mill, 1/4" drill motor, etc) and then freeze it solid
> with either liquid nitrogen or 'freeze mist' from an electronics
> parts store... both substances are readily available... LN2 is much
> more enviro-friendly, though... and a liter of it is wonderful fun
> if you're into science-pranks and demos. I especially like the
> super-conducting levitating magnets from Edmund Scientific..
>
> At any rate, frozen rubber resembles wood and can be worked the same.
 
I recall one of the machinists doing that when I was a summer intern in a
machine shop whilst in high school. Seems like I took the excess LN2 and
froze a chap's sponge rubber chair cushion. It turned to dust, of course,
when he sat on it.
                                                 - don
Received on Mon Aug 03 1998 - 23:56:35 BST

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