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Mystery Control
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12-16-2005, 10:02 AM
I doubt it's bakelite--probably is more like Tenite Celluloid. Does the plastic give off a sour-milky odor? If so, that's definitely Tenite. And while you can reshape it by applying heat, I think it would be pretty easy to do more damage to it.
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Mystery Control - by Robbie Roberts - 12-16-2005, 12:42 AM
[No subject] - by batterymaker - 12-16-2005, 10:02 AM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 12-16-2005, 10:18 AM
Tenite Disc - by Robbie Roberts - 12-16-2005, 10:33 AM
[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 12-16-2005, 12:24 PM
[No subject] - by batterymaker - 12-16-2005, 05:29 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 12-16-2005, 06:09 PM
More info on Tenite - by Chuck Schwark - 12-16-2005, 08:22 PM
Tenite plastic - by Doug Houston - 12-18-2005, 06:09 PM



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