RE: Sculptor inquiry

[Warren Beattie <warrenjb@hotmail.co.uk>]

I'm pretty paranoid about toxic materials too, though I've used a number of the 
epoxy putty/clay brands shown in Dan's link (including apoxie sculpt, and 
unfortunately not for palaeosculptures - yet).  Most come with a warning about 
skin irritation at the most, but I've had no problems with them so far.  But 
then I don't eat, drink, or stick my Swiss army knife fingers in various 
cranial orifices when using them. ;)

Going over the apoxie material safety data sheet again, I can quote 'stable', 
'safe', 'non-toxic', 'non-hazardous', and 'non-flammable' from a number of 
different sections.  The NFPA hazard rating (scale = 0 'insignificant' - 4 
'extreme') gives it 0 all round for toxicity, fire, reactivity and 'special', 
whatever that is.  A couple of warnings about dust when grinding, but that has 
as much to do with particulates as the product, I think (I've heard of the same 
warnings given on a bucket of sea sand in a lab).  One warning about eye 
irritation.

For the OP's case, I'd also recommend apoxie sculpt.  An alternative would be 
milliput, which is a little less easily sculpted, but harder and also easily 
reworked when cured.  A look at the aves studio and milliput websites might be 
in order.

Warren B.

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--Forwarded Message Attachment--
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 23:25:35 -0700
From: ddkrentz@charter.net
Subject: Re: Sculptor inquiry
To: drakeducaine@yahoo.com
CC: dinosaur@usc.edu

   Apoxie  is great choice, but it depends on how fast you are going
to work.  With epoxies you sort of have a ticking clock before it
starts to harden, and when it hardens...its really hard.  I also get
freaked out by the toxicity of such clays and use them sparingly.
They say Apoxie sculpt is non-toxic but I dunno.  If anyone knows more
about this let me know.
  David Krentz


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