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slick stuff for throwing.

updated sun 31 mar 96

 

bolt on fri 29 mar 96

I remember reading in here a while back about a substance that can be
added to the water you throw with to make it slicker to relieve pressure
on the wrists and such. Does anybody remember what this substance is,
and where it could be obtained. My professor was interested in the idea
of it and was interested in further information. TIA.

bolt
bolt@iglou.com

GURUSHAKTI@aol.com on fri 29 mar 96

I vaguely remember the name of this as Methocyl or Methocyl Celluose.
Somewhere in my studio I have a sample of this stuff. If you need further
information let me know and I can check it out. I think I may also have some
material from the manufacturer.

June Perry

SANTERRE ROBERT on fri 29 mar 96

The substance was methyl cellulose, wall paper glue/paste, get it at your
local hardware - cheap. Add just a little to a bucket of water and let it
set for a day to fully dissolve. Really slick.

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I remember reading in here a while back about a substance that can be
>added to the water you throw with to make it slicker to relieve pressure
>on the wrists and such. Does anybody remember what this substance is,
>and where it could be obtained. My professor was interested in the idea

>bolt
>bolt@iglou.com

Nils Lou on sun 31 mar 96

June, you are right. Dow Corning makes a methyl cellulose. Makes a real
slick water lubricant. Try it! Nils

On Fri, 29 Mar 1996 GURUSHAKTI@aol.com wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I vaguely remember the name of this as Methocyl or Methocyl Celluose.
> Somewhere in my studio I have a sample of this stuff. If you need further
> information let me know and I can check it out. I think I may also have some
> material from the manufacturer.
>
> June Perry
>