[TheForge] Mica, revisited

[Chris Caswell]

At the lighting shop I work at, we use a commercial heat gun to soften 
the mica, then bend it over a form.

Chris Caswell
Caswell Wood & Iron



Michael Horgan wrote:
> What sort of manipulation did you have in mind, Mark? Mostly you can 
> cut it, split it, bend it slightly. I got a book of mica once,(long 
> ago, pre web, sigh), and split off sheets to use in a lantern. To 
> bend it you would need to frame it to keep it under tension.
> For a little more info take a look at http://micasales.com/
>
> Michael
>
> At 06:25 AM 12/6/2009, you wrote:
>   
>> My last post got one serious posting and then derailed, so I'll ask
>> again. Does anyone have any good resourses for the manipulation of
>> mica sheet? I saw a lot of it at the last Northwest Blacksmith assoc
>> Conference, but there were no lectures.
>>
>> M
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