tnik on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:52:06 -0500 typed
in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On 1/3/2011 4:42 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:39:29 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote:

Steve B wrote:

I just got some caulk from the garage, a new tube of silicone. It was
fairly cold in the garage, and the caulk is about 40 degrees. I put it a
safe distance from the woodburning stove to warm up. I was wondering in
the future ........ could I heat it up in the microwave?

I'd STRONGLY recommend AGAINST doing such a thing - think of what would
happen if it blew up. Have you ever microwaved a raw egg?

Please, don't do it. Let the goo sit until it reaches room temperature
before you use it.

Or, if you can afford a new microwave oven, go ahead and do the experiment
(this is called "science") and report back here with your results. It's
unlikely to burn the house down, but the oven would probably be unsuitable
for cooking food.

Good Luck!
Rich


Another thing..is the heat may cause the stuff to cure in the tube.

Gunner

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Most tubes have a metallic seal too no?

Ooooh - sparkly!
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