[photo-3d] Re: HoMade Jigs

[Peter Homer <P.J.Homer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Bruce Springsteen wrote
>Side question:
>
>The package of material I have calls this plastic "styrene", but I
>thought "polystyrene" was the correct name.  Anybody know for
>sure?  It is actually fused with a solvent, rather than glued, when
>making models and such.  Handy stuff, anyway.

I think you are right styrene is actualy the chemical name of the monomer
(as far as I can remember the benzene ring with an ethylene molecule
atached and is a liquid)  that is polymerised to make "polystyrene". Unless
they are using the name styrene as a trade name like "Styrofoam" but it is
confusing to use the actual chemical name as a trade name.   P.J.Homer