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Re: Tank repair

Huh?...Don't you have it backwards?

Adhesives are made of silicone (which contains a form of silicon).  So I would
expect it is silicone that helps tank repair.

Computer chips are made from silicon.  Large breasts are made from silicone.
I know how to get to Silicon Valley.  Does anyone know the way to Silicone
Valley?

Steve

In a message dated 98-07-30 18:20:11 EDT, you write:

<< Subj:	 Re: Tank repair
 Date:	98-07-30 18:20:11 EDT
 From:	jwiegert at nexus_v-wave.com (Josh Wiegert)
 Sender:	owner-nfc at actwin_com
 Reply-to:	nfc at actwin_com
 To:	nfc at actwin_com
 
 A very minor point... I believe you mean silicon.  Unless I've go it
 confused (which is far from impossible. :), silicone is the stuff computer
 chips and such are made of.  Silicon is the stuff that glue is made of.
 It provides a VERY strong bond.  Silicon is often used to hold patchings
 on to boats and so forth.  This is basically the same stuff as nay other
 ilicon gle, excep tht at its liikely to contain toxic mold inhibitors.
 
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 On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Kudzu wrote:
 
 > 
 > >>The frame is not designed to hold the tank together<<
 > 
 > Then what is holding the tank together???? Silicone? NO WAY! Silicone
 > is to stretchy to hold a 24 inch tall tank together! To much pressure
 > on the glass.
 > 
 > If the frame doesn't have structural strength then why wont the
 > silicone alone hold the tank together? Why do manufacturers like
 > Oceanic brag about a one piece molded frame for strength? Why do they
 > even bother putting them on there?
 > 
 > Most of all why does this one keep coming apart when I glue the frame
 > AND silicone the glass? If silicone was enough then it shouldn't keep
 > spreading apart.
 > 
 > Sorry guys, my engineering background does not buy this at all!!
 > Silicone is way to flexible for glue a high pressure seam like that.
 > 
 > Jeff <*\\><
 > "Consider carefully what you hear", he continued "With the measure you
 > use it, it will be measured to you -- and even more.  Whoever has will
 > be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
 > from him." Mark 4:24,25
 > www.airnet.net/kudzu/ "Kudzu's Christian Clipart Collection"
 > 
 
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