[luckychick]

Nice job Asam!

Just a couple of comments based on my experience...

Originally Posted by asam2006

If you have chips with metal flakes like the silver 5000's Paulsons or other chips containing metal you should not do this

FWIW, I haven't microwaved Paulsons, but I've microwaved ASMs with brass flakes and they were fine.

Originally Posted by JM

So what characteristic changed about the flattened chips (aside from the obvious warp factor)?

My ASMs lost a wee bit of mold detail (roman mold).

Also, I only microwaved my chips for 17 seconds (more than 20 was definitly too long) - I wonder if that's a microwave or chip composition difference? There was no way I could apply 60 lbs. of pressure safely, I think. I used a C-clamp for about 20 seconds, and that increased the diameter of the chip about a mm. Finger tip pressure was enough.

[asam2006]

Originally Posted by luckychick

Nice job Asam!

Just a couple of comments based on my experience...
FWIW, I haven't microwaved Paulsons, but I've microwaved ASMs with brass flakes and they were fine.


My ASMs lost a wee bit of mold detail (roman mold).

Also, I only microwaved my chips for 17 seconds (more than 20 was definitly too long) - I wonder if that's a microwave or chip composition difference? There was no way I could apply 60 lbs. of pressure safely, I think. I used a C-clamp for about 20 seconds, and that increased the diameter of the chip about a mm. Finger tip pressure was enough.

Every microwave is diferent and I'm sure different chips need different amounts of heat but I couldn't detect any dirrerence in the chip diameter. They all are smooth and uniform and no different than the chips that weren't processed.

[sawmillthug]

so heat flattens them.. what if i wanted my flat perfect paulson warped? Should freeze them?

[shadesofgrey]

Great write up! Thanks Asam!

Just my $.02 - A while back I put a couple beat up cherries (paulson w/ cherry hotstamp) I had in the microwave (in a cup of water) and had no problem - and they flattened out well. I think people over react about putting metal in the nuker.

I make popcorn in the microwave using a paper bag and a staple. Heat water & tea bags that have a staple in them.

I would imagine sticking a chips with a hotstamp in the microwave for long periods of times or outside of a cup of water could be bad, but less than 20-seconds shouldnt do anything.... of course YMMV.

[JM]

I think your hotstamp will be damaged if you nuke it for any length of time. Who wants to be first to try it?

[shadesofgrey]

Originally Posted by JM

I think your hotstamp will be damaged if you nuke it for any length of time. Who wants to be first to try it?

I already did.... I'll try again right now. and post back with pix.

i'll try 30 secs, the 45... that will probably destroy them if its going to happen.

[shadesofgrey]

its not even worth posting pictures... but here they are.

I placed the chip in water, ran the nuker for 30-secs... nothing other than a few bubbles on the chips.... ran it for another 45 seconds - almost immediately after the 30... other than some hot ass water and a hot chip... no damage..



now i dont know about running a chip in the nuker without being submerged....

let me go see

chip in microwave NOT in water...

before:


in the nuker for 45-secs (i started at 30, then bumped it 30 more and quit at 45-secs):


out of the nuker:


zilch, nada.... looks exactly the same, albeit hotter

That chip is a trooper! 1:30 minutes in the microwave total - no visible damage (well other than the chip in the chip)...

honestly, i wanted to see it spark...

the fact that the hold stamp is flat makes it hard to create an arc. you can't get a spoon to arc edge-to-edge, but forks will. same principle.

[JM]

Cool, thanks for the experiment!

[asam2006]

Originally Posted by JM

Cool, thanks for the experiment!

Well maybe you can microwave hotstamped Paulsons. None of mine were hotstamped.

[palmimports]

Originally Posted by asam2006

Every microwave is diferent and I'm sure different chips need different amounts of heat but I couldn't detect any dirrerence in the chip diameter. They all are smooth and uniform and no different than the chips that weren't processed.

hmmmmmmmm might be time to replace the CPR system with the PMS system
( paulson microwave straightening)