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 Posted 02/24/2014  6:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just can't see slabbing a coin. I spend a lot of time cutting them out of those slabs. I have no slabbed coins and see little reason for any. The only good thing about them is if and when selling one. If no intension of ever selling a coin, then slabs serv absolutely no purpose. So bulky and takes up so much room that could be used for storing bottles of Vodka or Gin.
As to sealing one, if not for a purpose of fooling someone as to who did it, simply use a Soldering iron. If hot enough, will simply melt the plastic together. Might look messy but should do the sealing. If good enough at using a Soldering Iron, could easily seal the entire slab.
OR get a large piece of Steel, place on a stove, turn on the burners and when red hot, run the ends of the slab accross that.
I just have no use for slabs at all. Even if I had a coin worth many thousands of dollars, into an Album it would go.
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 Posted 02/24/2014  9:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Drsandman2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not sure why this turned into a slab bashing thread, but I appreciate the constructive feedback.
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 Posted 02/24/2014  9:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dave700x to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would love to see some actual feedback from people who have purchased and used the table top spot welders with the slabs intended for the aforementioned.
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 Posted 02/24/2014  9:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@ just carl: You have written my post for me!
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 Posted 02/24/2014  10:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add srs77 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Not sure why this turned into a slab bashing thread




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 Posted 02/24/2014  10:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add The_Duke to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ultrasonics are used to "weld" plastic parts together to make a joint. The high frequency of the horn creates localized heating which melts the plastic together. It is used to make a mechanical bond without screws, fasteners or adhesives.

Specialized tooling is required to concentrate the energy to the weld joint. It is a common in industry and the definite high pitch piercing shrill is a dead giveaway.

Engineers have been trying for many years to create a hermetic seal with ultrasonic welding. They are not there yet, so assume all slabs sealed with ultrasonic welding are not hermetic and do allow air and vapor to pass through (along with the plastic itself).

Good luck.
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 Posted 02/25/2014  11:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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BTW, my storage solution for storing the actual slabs I've posted before but here it is again...


That's a beautiful cabinet!

However, slabs should be stored in ziplock bags and then into Tupperware to prevent coins from changing. I fear that the chemicals that outgas from the wood will eventually seep into those slabs and affect them.
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