[GreenKeys] White Discoloration on Keys

[Chris Elmquist]

oh right...  I meant that the Xcelite tool handles were made from
casein...  not the teletype keys.  Someone mentioned an Xcelite handle
that had been eaten by bugs...

But if that is tenite too, I appreciate the correction.

Chris  N0JCF

On Friday (07/29/2011 at 10:13PM -0400), Steve Schlink wrote:
> Nope. Casein is a glue.
> 
> The plastic is Eastman Chemical's Tenite. Specifically it is
> Cellulosic Acetate Propionate.
> It's made (as the name implies) from wood pulp.
> 
> They are a legacy company of the Dupont gunpowder industry.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> At 04:34 PM 7/29/2011 -0500, Chris Elmquist wrote:
> >Isn't that stuff called casein?  It's made from milk...  and sometimes
> >(or, always) has the smell of bad cheese (or dirty socks).
> >
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casein
> >
> >--
> >Chris Elmquist
> 

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Chris Elmquist