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 Posted: Mar 20, 2013 13:41 Post subject: Re: Do you mind sharing how you made the display "bases"? |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Don. Nice silver specimens. I like the display 'base' as seen in image P1050372.JPG. Do you mind sharing how you made it (perhaps another thread)? |
Hello Pierre,
Thank you for your question. As a general rule I don't like to do anything to my mineral specimens that are either distracting or require soaking in water or solvent later to dissolve off an adhesive or mineral tack, Obviously I don't want to do anything detrimental. What I use are small 10 to 30 ml polyethylene bottles that I cut through transversely with a four inch saw. These bottles are not crystal clear but I feel are soft and "give" a little. They are not rigid like the clear plastic rings. I then mount the sections onto an acrylic square base or in this particular instance two acrylic square bases. I use as much plastic sheet material as needed for cushioning and proper elevation under the specimen. I believe that the less you handle these pieces the better. I did not start a new thread because 1) I don't know how and 2) I don't wish to rile Antonio and Jordi ( and Carles) 8-).
Sincerely,
Don
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2013 14:08 Post subject: Re: Do you mind sharing how you made the display "bases"? |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | I did not start a new thread because 1) I don't know how... |
Done Don ;-)
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2013 14:22 Post subject: Re: Do you mind sharing how you made the display "bases"? |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Don. Nice silver specimens. I like the display 'base' as seen in image P1050372.JPG. Do you mind sharing how you made it (perhaps another thread)? |
Hello Pierre,
Thank you for your question. As a general rule I don't like to do anything to my mineral specimens that are either distracting or require soaking in water or solvent later to dissolve off an adhesive or mineral tack, Obviously I don't want to do anything detrimental. What I use are small 10 to 30 ml polyethylene bottles that I cut through transversely with a four inch saw. These bottles are not crystal clear but I feel are soft and "give" a little. They are not rigid like the clear plastic rings. I then mount the sections onto an acrylic square base or in this particular instance two acrylic square bases. I use as much plastic sheet material as needed for cushioning and proper elevation under the specimen. I believe that the less you handle these pieces the better. I did not start a new thread because 1) I don't know how and 2) I don't wish to rile Antonio and Jordi ( and Carles) 8-).
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Don |
Thank you for that tips Don! I agree with you, 'we get far more out of this forum than we put in'.
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2013 14:46 Post subject: Re: Do you mind sharing how you made the display "bases"? |
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Thank you, Jordi.
Regards,
Don
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