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| Subject: | Re: Pewter sheet material! |  |
| Date: | Apr 14, 2002 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
Ed Kusiak wrote:
>Hi Paul,
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>I think I may have found something you may be interested in. I got a sheet
>of medium weight pewter from Michaels, you know, the crafts store.
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>The stuff struck me as being almost the same as the wine bottle "lead"
>sheet. The material is sold under the label "ArtEmbossTM" by a company
>called Paragona. It says on the package that its a product of Spain. There
>were also sheets of copper too. They come rolled into a clear acetate tube.
>There is a cardboard tube in the middle.
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>The idea behind its use is for craftspeople to make metal embossings to use
>in their craft projects.
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>The sheet is 9 1/4 x 12" (237.5mm x 305mm) in size. I can't remember how
>much it was, but it didn't seem too expensive.
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>I can't wait to use this stuff.
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>If you have a Michaels near you check out the same section for fine brass
>and copper mesh screens as well as a smallish expanded metal screens. These
>are all designed to be used as armatures for sculpture. I was blown away by
>the possibilities for scale modelling.
>
>Ed Kusiak
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Ed,
Thanks for the tip! There's a Michaels just down the street and as I have to pass by there today on the way to the liquor store, I'll give it a try.
I'll report back later on what I find out.
Paul
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 | Beauty of a Humber! - Andrew Herbert - Apr 12, 2002 |
| . . . partly PE! [IMG] - Warrink - Apr 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: most impressive! - Christophe Jacquemont - Apr 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: partly PE! - Andrew Herbert - Apr 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: partly PE! - Warrink - Apr 12, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: partly PE! - Paul Roberts - Apr 14, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pewter sheet material! - Ed Kusiak - Apr 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pewter sheet material! - Paul Roberts - Apr 14, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pewter sheet material! - Kurt Laughlin - Apr 13, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pewter sheet material! - Paul Roberts - Apr 14, 2002 |
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