One answer is to use a reinforced polycarbonate resin. This would have
the requisite modulus and ability to withstand cyclic loading needed.
>
>Not much luck to date. As some list members may have already done some of
>the homework and found Eager Plastics online, I have yet to reach their
>polymer scientist. Because we are trying to duplicate the strength and
>hardness of the original clip without compromising its required flexibility
>in the spring (all in a very small component), I was hoping to get more
>experienced guidance to the many resins that they have available. I could
>make a guess, though it would hardly be an educated guess...I was just
>hoping to get the casting process down for those interested in doing their
>own, and providing clips to those who didn't want to mess with the mess.
>
>--
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Anthony Velasco, USFWS-Ecologist/ecotoxicologist
> ecotone_tv_at_hotmail.com
>
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