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10-03-17, 11:29 AM
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Open Enrollment time at work. I realized today that I have been leaving free money on the table when it comes to health care. Need to get my ship in order.
10-03-17, 11:34 AM
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Seriously, the way to prove it one way or the other is to try to bond two pieces of latex tube together with "vulcanizing" fluid and no patch. If it works, you are right. If it doesn't, I am right. There is a chance that some small amount of excess vulcanizing agent in the latex tubes could be activated by the fluid and produce a bond, thereby clouding the issue further, but I doubt it.
10-03-17, 11:43 AM
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10-03-17, 11:45 AM
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10-03-17, 11:45 AM
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10-03-17, 11:47 AM
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To my knowledge you are indeed mistaken. I am fairly certain that the vulcanizing chemicals are included in the patch. The rubber cement does two things. The solvent in it mobilizes the vulcanizing chemicals and spreads them out into the cement and onto the rubber tube. And the natural rubber in the cement acts as a bridge between the patch and the tube. So the natural rubber in the cement bonds to the patch and on the other side to the tube. But the special chemicals that make the bonds come with the patch AFAIK. Many people report good success with standard rubber cement. That would not be the case if there were no vulcanizing chemical (crosslinking agent) either in the patch or the cement.
Of course, like I said, they both work if you can light them on fire.
10-03-17, 11:49 AM
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10-03-17, 11:54 AM
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Safety Data Sheet
Material Name: Elmer’s No-Wrinkle Rubber Cement
...interesting. You can light both of them on fire.
Material Name: Elmer’s No-Wrinkle Rubber Cement
...interesting. You can light both of them on fire.
10-03-17, 11:54 AM
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They are not for everybody.
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10-03-17, 12:07 PM
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There is nothing in the world like a 10-15 minute off the cuff jam session, at random times, in the middle of a Dead concert. It sounds almost as good as fingernails on a chalkboard.
10-03-17, 12:12 PM
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10-03-17, 12:29 PM
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Made my day! I couldn't agree more.
10-03-17, 12:30 PM
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10-03-17, 12:32 PM
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10-03-17, 12:33 PM
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Electricity. The plot thickens. Turns out there is a rogue circuit, operating the deep well pump and the two pond pumps. It emanates from the main box, but leaves no breadcrumbs for tracking it down. No breaker controlls it. Who does these kinds of things?
10-03-17, 12:34 PM
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10-03-17, 12:35 PM
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...they probly hooked it up with a breaker, the breaker kept tripping, and someone said "**** it, I want a shower today !!!"
10-03-17, 12:37 PM
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No. It's a new house. We had it built and, unfortunately trusted the electrician to do the right thing. Rueing the day.
10-03-17, 12:38 PM
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We only have nitrile gloves at work. Latex free workplace bullcrap etc., but maybe I can score some somewhere....
10-03-17, 12:39 PM
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