Re: Coating for carbon

Luis Nadeau (awef6t@mrburns.mi.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:58:54 -0300

>>What kind of instrument does one use to measure dry tissue to
>>this degree of precision?
>
>I used a vernier caliper, but a good machinist's micrometer would be better. I
>don't think I would call this a terribly precise measurement. All I did was
>measure the thickness of the tissue paper, wash off the gelatin, let it dry for
>a few days, and then measure the thickness of the remaining paper. The

This would be grossly innacurate because of the paper base. The test should
be carried out on glass or Plexiglass (aka Perspex in the UK)

Luis Nadeau
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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