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   mike4244 | Mar 02, 2006 03:56am | #1

   I buy shellac flakes too, I do not recall any containers that had to be pounded . Take it back, open the next can before you buy.

   mike

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   ohiocarpenter | Mar 02, 2006 04:06am | #2

   Yeah, that was my thought, too, and when I went to return it, that's when I was given the screwdriver tip and sent on my way. For what it's worth, it was my local Rockler store.I usually buy Hock flakes from the Woodcraft store, but I was buying a different color and needed another jar (Hock flakes come in a bag). I figured the Behlen jar would get both birds with one stone. I'm beginning to think I should be dealing with different suppliers, but who?Tim

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   PCWoodworks | Mar 02, 2006 08:41pm | #3

   I'd do what the Rockler guy says.

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   Troy | Mar 02, 2006 08:55pm | #4

   I would take them back. Sounds like they got damp.

   Troy

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   ohiocarpenter | Mar 02, 2006 10:57pm | #5

   Thanks. That's what I was suspecting, just wanted other opinions. I'm taking them back tomorrow.Tim

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   BG | Mar 03, 2006 05:23am | #8

   ohio,
   I've had the same thing happen with Hock flakes from Woodcraft...took a couple of weeks to melt out...

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   wop | Mar 03, 2006 12:21am | #6

      A clump like that will disolve in alcohol.......but it will take ,like ,a week. If you can return the product and get flakes.

                                                                         Philip

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   ohiocarpenter | Mar 03, 2006 03:49am | #7

   Thanks, good to know. I wasn't sure it would dissolve at all, and even if it did, doubted it would set up/dry properly. And I definitely don't want to wait a week for my shellac to dissolve!

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   Pondfish | Mar 03, 2006 07:33pm | #9

   I wouldn't trust them.  Shellac flakes also have a shelf life; your lot sounds dubious.  But it's easy enough to put them in a cloth sack and smash 'em up with a hammer.  Then check to see if they dissolve OK, and (most important) if the shellac dries hard.  If it stays sticky, the shellac is old and toast.

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