Re: Silflex

[Wayne Precht <wayne@apollo.umuc.edu>]

Poster: Wayne Precht <wayne@apollo.umuc.edu>

> Poster: Wynn Klosky <klosky@meeker.UCAR.EDU>
> 
> 
> On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Wayne Precht wrote:
> 
> > I welded both ends of mine with a handheld propane torch and then tested
> > expensively (first on trees, then on squires) since I was also concerned
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Try as you might, now that squires have unionized, they just don't
> come cheap anymore... ;^)

oops, extensively that is...

> branwynn
> who is interested to hear if any one back East has yet experimented
> with the white UMHW polyethylene (sp) swords like Outlands is doing

I think that is UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) polyethylene   :)


Galmr.
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