Alternate Casein - Can I recover from this?

[Carl Fisher]

I've got an alternate casein blank turned down to final size but it's very splotchy coloring (light and dark blotches)

I reverse painted the blank and painted the tube both white. Epoxied the tubes.

I don't know if it was a paint issue or a color issue in the blank, but I'd like to try and recover from it. Is there a way to cleanly get the epoxy to release and get the tube back out? They are Cambridge tubes so I'd prefer to keep them in tact and get everything apart, clean up the hole, repaint and then reglue.

I saw mention of boiling to break epoxy free but not sure what that would do to the casein.

Otherwise I'll have to turn them off and order a new blank :frown:

Thanks!

 

[PenMan1]

Carl:
There is a solvent made especially to delaminate epoxy. I'm looking all over the shop for it. The name starts with a "K". I can't seem to find the solvent.

It will de bond the epoxy without adverse effect to acrylics. I'm NOT sure of the effects on Alt casein, as I don't use it.

 

[Xander]

Carl:
There is a solvent made especially to delaminate epoxy. I'm looking all over the shop for it. The name starts with a "K". I can't seem to find the solvent.

It will de bond the epoxy without adverse effect to acrylics. I'm NOT sure of the effects on Alt casein, as I don't use it.

Is this what you are looking for?

Amazon.com: Attack Glue-Dissolving Compound: Everything Else

Oh wait, I see that that will disolve PR. Not good. My bad, sorry

 

[PenMan1]

Xander:
The product's name is something like "Killer", "Ketcher", etc.

It is similar to Attack, but won't harm PR or CA.

 

[Carl Fisher]

Do we know what the alt casein is actually made of? Is it PR or some sort of acrylic?

I'm thinking that it would be cheaper to just buy a new blank than to buy a chemical...unless I just want to play with it to see if it CAN be recovered.

 

[ed4copies]

Do we know what the alt casein is actually made of? Is it PR or some sort of acrylic?

I'm thinking that it would be cheaper to just buy a new blank than to buy a chemical...unless I just want to play with it to see if it CAN be recovered.

If you are planning to order soon, just note at the bottom in the comments and I will give you another alt casein. I don't know the chemical makeup, but I would say it is neither acrylic nor resin that I am familiar with. So, I don't want to advise on chemicals, since I don't know what will "eat" it.

 

[dansills]

Do we know what the alt casein is actually made of? Is it PR or some sort of acrylic?

I'm thinking that it would be cheaper to just buy a new blank than to buy a chemical...unless I just want to play with it to see if it CAN be recovered.

If you are planning to order soon, just note at the bottom in the comments and I will give you another alt casein. I don't know the chemical makeup, but I would say it is neither acrylic nor resin that I am familiar with. So, I don't want to advise on chemicals, since I don't know what will "eat" it.

Just gave yet another reason to order all my blanks from Exotics!!

 

[Carl Fisher]

Is there ever not a reason to order from Ed and Dawn

I'm going to try one or two things first, but I may just put in an order for a fresh blank and some replacement tubes for a Cambridge...if they are available that is.

 

[ed4copies]

order other stuff you want, Carl. I'll throw in a couple alt casein as freebees.

I've made the Cambridge with alt casein---it is a NICE LOOKING pen!!!
We'll get er made, one way or another!!

 

[chriselle]

Ed's da man!!:biggrin: Me, I'd just spin it off and get some more and while waiting get some other pens done. What is that stuff....6 bucks a blank?

Don't mind me...I have a big show this weekend and am locked in to production mode. :biggrin:

 

[nava1uni]

I clean up epoxy with Rubbing Alcohol. It works on dried epoxy to get it off of my work bench.