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how do I melt amber resin dust
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I am a newbie at this I have quite alot amber resin dust from sculpting peices of amber ,I would like to know if possible?, without too much terminology or science . (grin) how would i ? melt down Amber resin residue dust to make one solid Baltic /Columbian Amber chunk without a lab, certificate or degree ?.. could I on a stove top ??.please if you have information or leads to where i might be able to find this out would you pass it on if possible?, I would be very esstatic!. I really can't see "tossing it out?.." I'm sure there may be other options for this dust?, I'm not aware of what though?.. thank you so much Earth . |
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how do I melt amber resin dust
wrote in message ... Hello. I am a newbie at this I have quite alot amber resin dust from sculpting peices of amber ,I would like to know if possible?, without too much terminology or science . (grin) how would i ? melt down Amber resin residue dust to make one solid Baltic /Columbian Amber chunk without a lab, certificate or degree ?.. could I on a stove top ??.please if you have information or leads to where i might be able to find this out would you pass it on if possible?, I would be very esstatic!. I really can't see "tossing it out?.." I'm sure there may be other options for this dust?, I'm not aware of what though?.. thank you so much Earth . [Baltic/Colombian? While there is amber that comes from the Baltic region, there is none that comes from Colombia. Material sold as Colombian "amber" is actually copal, a modern tree resin. They are quite different in their working properties and value. Chunks of amber used to be pressed in a heated mold and reconstituted into "amberoid", which was used for pipe mouthpieces, cigarette holders, etc in the 19th and early 20th centuries. I doubt this would work with amber dust, though. It's supposed to be possible to use amber dust to make varnish, but that's a difficult and dangerous project involving hot ether (I've only heard about this - don't try it at home, kids). Copal dust, on the other hand, dissolves readily in denatured alcohol, and makes a varnish a lot like shellac. (One of the tests for copal involves wetting the surface with alcohol; it gets sticky, while amber is unaffected.) It might be possible to reconstitute it into chunks by heating it, but I haven't tried that either. However, it was traditionally used as incense, by throwing some on a charcoal ember. Your dust should work fine in this application.] Andrew Werby www.unitedartworks.com |
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