On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Vicki Price wrote:
 
> [log in to unmask] Wrote:
>
> >I assume you mean "vulcanized" rubber. "Galvanize" means "to coat >with
> zinc".
>
> I heard the word "galvanized" rubber. Maybe, he meant "vulcanized". Perhaps,
> the word "galvanized" represents a trade name, a new component, a process,
> which belongs to that brand like: Bauer's "fasteel" blade on their Bauer Air
> 50s, or "Aqui-line" lining on CCM's 452 Goal Tack skates with "Protectall"
> goal shell. I'll double check next time I have a conversation with someone
> from Bauer.
>
> For sure, the "steel belted radial" rubber is out of the puck. Also, the Bauer
> puck is made in the Czech Republic.
>
> There is documentation from CSA on their certified "steel free" puck. When I
> get curious enough, all I have to do is request the specifications by shelling
> over $28.00.
 
Holy cow! Where did all the smart people on this list come from??
 
Between the pond puck discussion & the debate about KRACH vs RPI vs HEAL
vs etc., I feel like Woody Boyd in a bar full of Cliff Clavins!
 
with a glazed look in my eyes,
Indy Rutks ([log in to unmask])
 
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