Method of applying bakelite to snow sampler

Submitted by Armida on Fri, 02/15/2013 - 16:45

Title	Method of applying bakelite to snow sampler
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1938
Authors	Poulson, W.
Conference Name	6th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 6th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date Published	December 1938
Publisher	American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I:
Conference Location	Los Angeles, California
Keywords	Snow sampler coating, Snow sampler maintenance
Abstract	A bakelite, commercially known as Risch-Rasch, has been used as a running base on skis. Risch-Rasch has proven equally effective in preventing clogging when used on snow samplers. The bakelite, thinned with equal parts of acetone, can be applied by dipping or spraying. Three to four applications at 12 hour intervals are sufficient to last a snow sampler several years. No attempt has been made to remove the bakelite, but it is believed that the usual commercial solvent, Fortus might injure the duraluminum sampler. This material was tried on one sampler and no sticking of various types of snow or clogging was noticed.

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