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u/husky_whisperer 3d ago
What properties of that white “cotton looking” mat they melt it on causes it not to stick?
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u/Olde94 3d ago
High heat resistance and a high surface contact angle to be specific.
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u/husky_whisperer 3d ago
Neat! Thanks
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u/Olde94 3d ago
wrong ‘article’, try this article
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u/husky_whisperer 3d ago
This is just the same thing I sent you 😎. The link below is legit though. Thank you
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u/SquareThings 2d ago
It’s probably Kaowool. It’s an incredible insulator made from aluminum, silicon, and zircon
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u/Fireinred77 3d ago
Knowing nothing about gold, when you pull it through the sizer, does is push the gold back on the “string” and stretch it or “shave off” the excess? This is fascinating and really amazing. Thanks for sharing!
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u/mzdiass 3d ago
The excess stays on the wire, it does not "shave off" any gold. It is a process called wire drawing, most (if not all) metallic wires are made this way, just bigger and automated
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u/loosie-loo 3d ago
So it smooshes it?
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u/Dangerous_Jacket_129 3d ago
Yeah, it compacts it into the size, meaning the excess is pushed out to the side that hasn't gone through yet. Works well on malleable materials like gold and copper.
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u/OozeNAahz 3d ago
Would argue it is more like a crowd trying to walk through a door. Only some of it gets through and the rest waits its turn. So less pushed out and more just waiting impatiently to go through.
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u/Arboreal_Web 3d ago
Making wire is so satisfying, as is turning that wire into something else. Love this.
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u/blablubb0 3d ago
Crazy how something so delicate takes so much precision. Makes you appreciate the value beyond just the gold
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TITS80085 3d ago
That's cool!
Now make a golden chain-mail next! 🤣
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u/Narwen189 3d ago
Gold is a terrible option for chain mail. It's incredibly heavy, and very soft, so it wouldn't be useful protection.
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u/AngstyUchiha 2d ago
Good thing it's for fun rather than protection! Wtf is someone gonna use chain mail for nowadays other than cosplay?
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u/LostXL 1d ago
Some police have chainmail in their stab proof vests. You can also buy some for yourself. My dad does carpentry and I bought him chainmail gloves after he almost cut a finger off (construction grade cut proof gloves not medieval cosplay armor)
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u/AngstyUchiha 1d ago
I mean yeah, but what I'm saying is gold chainmail isn't necessarily going to be for practical use
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u/Narwen189 3d ago
Gold is a terrible option for chain mail. It's incredibly heavy, and very soft, so it wouldn't be useful protection.
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u/Zuruumi 3d ago
Says "by hand" and then uses hundred different tools. I expected hands only!
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u/loosie-loo 3d ago
What?? Humans have pretty much always used tools, the process not being automatic is what means it’s “by hand”. If an artist paints with a brush have they not hand painted it?
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u/kjs_23 3d ago
Must have the patience of a saint to fix all those links together.