On 29 Mar 2011 at 21:36, Tony Duell wrote:
Has anyone ever repaired such a Network block and
knows how to shift
this stuff?
No, but it sounds like plain old pitch. It's still used (I get brass
I forgot to mention the obvious physicl property -- the colour. It's
almost transparent (slightly milky/translucent). Pitch is surely opaque
black.
Also, it does not disolve in any common solvents (so far I've tried
propan-2-ol, metylated spirits, petrol, white spirt and a couple of
different paint thinners).
It is very sticky at room temperature. it's not really hard.
Maybe you can freeze it with LN2, dry ice or in the kitchen freezer
and then chip it away.
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Chris Elmquist