At 07:15 AM 2/27/2008, you wrote: > >> as far as toughness goes its extremely tough when > >> hardened/cooled. > > > I've been told that it gets brittle with age, though. > > Some costumer > > made a set of hooves, and they didn't last... > >Mayhaps a "tempering" occasionally may help - raise the >temperature somewhat to near but below where moulded details >are lost. > > Russell That would hurt if it was volatiles that were being lost. >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist