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to be the real thing for molding and seems better than B.
It is not so long ago that I had to lose patience when Thurlow was postponing trying this solid A  I always felt that solid A made with ammonia or some other base was the easiest solution of the molding problem.
May 6.  Our ball mill is back and Thurlow went away yesterday [[underlined in red]] to purchase a second hand hydraulic press. [[/underlined]]  This will soon enable one to do some molding experiments [[underlined in red]] here. [[/underlined]] and to make some progress.
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I spent afternoon in lab. trying to coat some metallic pieces with Bakelite for General Electric Co.
May 7.  Spent all morning examining and writing letters for D. & F. Co  wrote also to Higgins in Australia to offer him the
[[1/2 X in margin]] process (charge 1/2 day0
[[underlined in red]] I feel very impatient at the slow way things are going along with Bakelite.  Thurlow takes his time and [[strikethrough]] ordinarily [[/strikethrough]] never comes around before noon and leaves here at about 5 PM. [[/underlined]]  This has been his habits ever since I started him on Bakelite even then much time is needlessly lost.  [[underlined in red]] I intend to engage an assistant who will carry out [[/underlined]]
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