[Jewelry making - Article 00722] - [Orchid] Colorit and UltraUV alternatives

[daniel rondeau]

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    In a previous post (old news by now) the author notes; "photopolymer
    systems (eg Colorit,UltraUV)...cure at roughly room temperature
    using actinic light."  My question is three-fold.  What is "UltraUV"
    compared to Colorit? I have been unable to find this product in a
    net search.  Is it only available in the US?  If these
    photo-activated ceramic polymers are cured with actinic light, can
    an enterprising jeweller substitute an aquarium actinide lamp for
    the expensive Colorit setup?  And finally, can the same enterprising
    and thrifty person buy a sheet of red-tinted acrylic plastic and
    form it into the also expensive light shield supplied with the
    Colorit system?  (Presumably, this is to keep the blue end of the
    spectrum of natural or incandescent light from begining to cure the
    polymer while the jeweller is still applying it to the piece.) 
    Thanks for any thoughts or encouragement- should I happen to be the
    first to have thought these crazy cheap-outs would work. Danny
    Rondeau 



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