Never, ever dip a QC part in a liquid, especially alcohol. There is too much surface area in the part and it will swell. You can wipe down the outside surfaces sparingly with alcohol though.
Michael W Miller (Mike.Miller3@PSS.Boeing.com)
The Boeing Company MS 17-PE B-XT62
Propulsion Experimental Hardware 206-655-3289
Rapid Prototyping 655-4366 Lab 655-4365
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> From: Sergio Martins[SMTP:s.martins@distrim.distrim.pt]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:35 AM
> To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Cc: m.faria@distrim.distrim.pt
> Subject: problem with quickcast models!
>
> Hello list,
>
> I made two parts in quickcast and they were great, but two days
> later of finished the job i toutched the parts and the side walls were
> smooth. The parts look like they were air inflated...
>
> Can you explain to me why ?
> Some sugestions ??
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Regards from portugal...
>
> Monica Faria & Sergio Martins
>
> Note: We used isopropilic alcool to clean the parts.
>
> For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
>
For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
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