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Re: Eboni-6 tones, etc.

2008-01-22 by dgattarino

We tried diluting Eboni with GLOP. It was a disaster. The carbon
particles precipitate very quickly (1-2 days). However, MIS PK tested Ok.

Cheers,

  Daniela





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg"
<dfaprinting@...> wrote:
>
> >  However, it'll take a while.  I 
> > think, however, I've now matched the commercial bases with respect to 
> > smoothness -- it's the surfactant that matters.  I'm now testing an 
> > industrial strength Dow product.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> 
> 
> Have you tried mixing the carbon particles in with the GLOP. I'm sure 
> it is not that easy, but you should be able to get carbon in the 1 or 2 
> micron range. That and some 3 micron filter material to make sure that 
> you don't have any chunks should get the job done.
> 
> You may of course need an ultrasonic mixer of some kind to get things 
> in suspension properly, I really doubt it is as simple as dumping 
> particles into the base and mixing with a common stirring device.
>

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