[OT] modelling Q and ISO Ben Kenobi and his Harem

1) Ben Kenobi and His Harem: Mr.Frock, if you're on the list, email me. If
Joel isn't on the list, perhaps someone who knows his email might drop me a
line off list and let me know. Joel gave me his email at ECC, but with my
usual impeccable organization, its "filed".

2) modelling Q Anyone know of anything chemical that will eat 5 minute epoxy
without cratering white metal minis?
I have a couple of minis (well, about 10-12) that I believe have been
epoxied to steel washers. Me no like the steel washer - too big.
Instead, I want to remount them on pennies. In order to do that without
destroying them, I need an epoxy eating substance. A solvent, acid, or other
similar chemical, but one that will not react with the white metal.

Ideas? I suspect HCl(aq) or HFl(aq) (hydrochloric or hydroflouric acids) would
probably interact badly with the white metal. How about acetone? gas? brake
fluid? Other oddball substance? Xylol?

I'd really like a good solution (no pun intended) to this problem.

> 2) modelling Q

I am told that soaking in nail polish removed will take care of this, but have
never experimented...

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I am told that soaking in nail polish removed will take care of this, but have
never experimented...
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As with Schoon, my testimony is all hearsay, but I will point out that remover
comes in various formulations, some with, more these days without, the acetone
mentioned in Tomb's first post.

The_Beast

> On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Barclay, Tom wrote:

> 2) modelling Q
Instead, I
> want to remount them on pennies. In order to do that without
gas?
> brake fluid? Other oddball substance? Xylol?

I've been in a similar place, but I think I got lucky. I came into some
colonial marines mounted with epoxy onto steel squares. I was able to use
pliers and bend the steel until the figure popped free. But I had to file
the epoxy off by hand.  (I bought a dremel-like tool very soon after.)