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Re: Lubitel Models

  • From: Joel Alpers <joel.alpers@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Lubitel Models
  • Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:18:24 -0600
E R Swanson wrote:
> 
> Since Tony's 166 (it is a 166, right?) is bakelite, and the Lubitel 2 is
> bakelite, and the Spud is bakelite, it's my conjecture they all are. Could
> scrape off a bit of plastic, stick the powder on a knife, and hold it over
> a bunsen burner. The stink of burning bakelite is unmistakable... :)
> 

I have two 166's that are definitely -not- bakelite, it is
a soft black plastic (like styrene). Perhaps they switched
within the 166 production sometime...

Joel.