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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#002060">I am looking for viable options to laminate sheets of Ethafoam to create customized cradles for natural history specimens while on display. Suggestions?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#002060">Would a heat gun work? I think not, cools too fast. Is there a better way, acceptable way, to go about making specimen mounts?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#002060">My resources are very limited, but am open to any suggestions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#002060">Also, Can anyone tell me a little more about an adhesive called “Rhoplex N-580”? I just came across the name, and am wondering if this is an accepted “best
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB",sans-serif;color:#002060">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A">Heidi Mead<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A">Natural History Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A">Georgia College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A">CBX 081<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A">Milledgeville, GA 31061<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#132F1A"><a href="mailto:heidi.mead@gcsu.edu">heidi.mead@gcsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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