[meteorite-list] Re3: A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called

Mon Jan 5 14:16:13 EST 2009

Hi again, Mike,

Yeah, your wife is right about that stuff.  I need a wife one of these 
days before I loose my memory and need to glue myself back together...I 
know you are really mechanically inclined and like fooling around in 
the shop, but personally I'd hold off putting any hot melt boogerglue 
(or "stable" hydrocarbon-based solvent rubber cements for that matter) 
on my meteorites.  Just a feeling.  Companies like HENKEL (mfgr of 
Mineral Tack) in Germany have done a lot of work on this stuff, and 9.9 
out of 10 mineral collectors recommend their stuff.  The real thing to 
consider is long term stability and whether it "impregnates" your 
meteorites with any nasties, initially, and especially when it gets old 
and little bad chemical reactions start happening inside discoloring 
and exuding other crap.  Meteorites are porous regarding the 
impregnating, don't think the progeny of  meteorites and boogers is 
something the world is ready for yet...

If you don't want to buy grams of the Mineral Tack and prefer something 
on the order of a bulk specialty glue, visit the MIKON 
Mineralien-Kontor GmbH
room in the Executive Inn Suites when you get a chance in Tucson, 
they´ll be in room 164.  From the InnSuites, just go north towars La 
Fuente restaurant.  Before you get there the motel will be the third 
block past Speedway on the right.  They sell the white mineral tack in 
bulk.  It is designed for20long term stability and minimumal orleaching 
out and the best part is that it stays pliable for years.  That is 
good, because unlike the bank card snot, if you want to readjust the 
position, you always can.

Another story is the bank card hot melt application crap, IMO whoever 
started that should be shot and credit and debit cards should be 
attached with two-component epoxy to protect the world from itself and 
save a lot of butts next time around.

If you can't see it at the Tucson show, here is the web link.  If it 
comes out in German, just look for the British flag somewhere on the 
page and click on it.  You get tons of this mineral tack putty (clay) 
for a good price.  So yousee the US dealers are asking for a 1000% 
markup or something like that as far as I can see.  Once you get an 
account(hmmm, wonder why they need for your birthdate, but they are a 
reputable company that has been around for a long time supplying the 
professional mineral crowd, still, no excuse for that), you might 
figure out how to get a 25%-off list discount, too.  If any of this 
this is convincing enough, you could email them in advance and probably 
reserve some to pick up in Tucson.  Here are the products and contact 
info for bulk purchases.

http://www.mikon-online.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/44_38?osCsid=2

Best wishes and HNY,
Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Miller <meteo
ritefinder at gmail.com>
To: mexicodoug at aim.com
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:33 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't 
know what it is called

Hi Doug I think it must be a type of rubber cement, my wife just
reminded me of where I see it a lot. On those gift cards you buy at
the super store.They are a plastic card (like a credit card) and they
are glued to a paper backing with all the information on them. You
just peel the card off and the glue stays on the card board. They also
use it when your bank sends you a new bank card it is glued right to
the paper with all your information. It is held firmly in place but
the glue does not even rip the paper.

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM,  <mexicodoug at aim.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Sound liike the rubber cement we used in kindergarten.  Doesn't 
penetrate so
> you can peel it off most applications.  According to Wiki, it was 
marketed
> in England as Cow goo, but is generally as uncommon in Europe as it is
> ubiquitous in the USA, probably to prevent kids from sniffing it or 
due to
> flammability concerns in the Old World.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement
>
> Best wishes,
> Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Miller <meteoritefinder at gmail.com>
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 1
0:04 am
> Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know 
what
> it is called
>
>
>
> Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used
> to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but
> all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go
> and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back
> side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is
> like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick
> to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember
> the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold
> meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make
> enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
>
> --
> Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401
> www.meteoritefinder.com
>    928-753-6825
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