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    Transparent Crushable O ring?? Can it be done?

    MacGyvers2000 - yes your 100% correct in saying "Do you need the transparent material to provide the holding power of the original copper piece when crushed" However, you say that it has metal inner cores, so i presume the metal will not be transparent and therefore wont be ideal in what i am...
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    Transparent Crushable O ring?? Can it be done?

    also, please can you clarify Dynamit Nobel. I presume they are a company specializing in plastics or similar? I'm from the UK so I have not heard of Dynamit Nobel before. Many Thanks
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    Transparent Crushable O ring?? Can it be done?

    Hi Mike Many Thanks for the reply. I agree with you i need to explain my self a little better, so here it goes: 1 - ignore the 1p coin, it was just used for size reference for the rings. Now when you look at the 1st pic i posted (posted again below), you can see the outer ring is a...
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    Transparent Crushable O ring?? Can it be done?

    here is the 2nd picture ..............http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=a4bedbeb-f0c9-45df-8618-9979bf8b9a3d&file=ring1.jpg
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    Transparent Crushable O ring?? Can it be done?

    Hello All I am working on a project where i need to develop a standard micro transparent ring. The material needed can be anything, providing it can tick the following criteria: 1 - Must be transparent 2 - can be crushed using pliers etc and stay crushed just like a metal or copper ring would...

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