Universal Photonics, Inc Optical Blocking & Polishing

#1 Black Pitch Bar (PB0100)

#1 BLACK PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. #1 BLACK PITCH is commonly used for blocking together lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled.

#1 Green Pitch Bar (PB0010)

#1 GREEN PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking applications. #1 GREEN PITCH is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled. Other applications include Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection, and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#10 Uni-Wax (PM0010)

#10 Uni-Wax is a synthetic long chain white wax used for blocking a variety of materials where clean wax is required.

#16 Black Pitch Bar (PB0160)

#16 BLACK PITCH is a temporary cement used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. #16 BLACK PITCH is commonly used to block together a series of lenses or work pieces for edging or profiling. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of other uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#16 Green Pitch Bar (PB0016)

#16 GREEN PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking applications. #16 GREEN PITCH is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled. Other applications include Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection, and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#257 Black Pitch Bar (PB0257)

#257 BLACK PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking applications. #257 BLACK PITCH is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled. Other applications include Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection, and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#2S Black Centering Wax (PM2002)

Centering Waxes are semi-hard temporary waxes used for a variety of blocking & holding applications. Centering Waxes are used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged, profiled or centered.

#300 Wafer Mounting Wax (PM0300)

#300 WAFER WAX is a heavy-duty mounting and blocking media for machining, polishing, and dicing, suitable for affixing flat surfaces of work pieces directly to machinable mounts. It has excellent holding power, machines clearly, and will not load or gum up thin cutting blades and wire. #300 WAFER WAX is widely used to mount silicon wafers for dicing, scribing, ultrasonic grinding, back lapping, and polishing. It is used to hold electronic and optical materials where a flat face is to be bonded to the mount.

#30C Crystal Cement Sticks (PM3030B)

#30C CRYSTAL CEMENT is a clear holding cement generally used as an optical adhesive and a blocking or holding media for a wide variety of applications including dicing, polishing, machining, core drilling, etc. Because #30C CRYSTAL CEMENT is semi-clear, it can be used for microscopic sample mounting and lens work where transparency is a factor.

#4 Stacking Wax Bar (PB0045)

#4 Stacking Wax is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. It is commonly used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheelwork, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#40 Uni-Wax (PM0040)

#40 Uni-Wax is a heavy-duty mounting and blocking media for machining, polishing, and dicing, suitable for affixing flat surfaces of work pieces directly to machinable mounts (mounting blocks that will be cut into during machining). It has excellent holding power, machines clearly, and will not load or gum up thin cutting blades and wire. However, #40 Uni-Wax is a brittle polymer and should not be used for small area or point contact mounting. It was designed for bonding two flat surfaces.

#430 Spot Block Wax Pitch Bar (PB0043)

#430 SPOT BLOCKING WAX is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. It is commonly used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheelwork, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#444 Stacking Wax (PA0046)

#444 Stacking Wax is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. It is commonly used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheelwork, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#48 Transparent Pitch Bar (PB0480)

#48 Transparent Pitch are semi-hard temporary cements used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. Pitches are commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#5 Stacking Wax Bar (PB0047)

#5 Stacking Wax is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. It is commonly used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheelwork, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#5 Stacking Wax Dark (PB0047D)

#50 Cementing Foil (PM9050)

#50 Cementing Foil is a special woven black material soaked in synthetic resin for cementing optical lenses and flat plano work pieces onto multiple blocks. #50 Cement Foil is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled.

#528 Contact Lens Pitch Dozen (PZ0528)

#528 CONTACT LENS PITCH is a formulated pitch, used as an industry standard for blocking of contact lenses, to provide high tensile strength with easy removal.

#6 Holding Wax Bar (PB0046)

#6 HOLDING WAX is a softer wax than stacking waxes. It is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications.

#70C Lakeside Dozen Sticks (PM3030C)

#70C Lakeside Cement is a clear holding cement with properties of a thermoplastic material, generally used as an optical adhesive and a blocking or holding media for use in a wide variety of applications. It ca be used to hold parts, which must be diced, polished, machined, core drilled, etc. Due to its semi-clear appearance, it can be used for microscopic sample mounting and lens work where transparency is a factor.

#75175 Holding Wax Bar (PB7575)

#75175 Holding Wax is a softer wax than stacking waxes. It is used for a variety of blocking and holding applications.

#8 Black Pitch Bar (PB0080)

#8 BLACK PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking applications. #8 BLACK PITCH is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled. Other applications include Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection, and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#8 Green Pitch Bar (PB0008)

#8 GREEN PITCH is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking applications. #8 GREEN PITCH is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that need to be edged or profiled. Other applications include Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection, and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

#9 Centering Wax (PM1119)

COM Beeswax Cakes (OP9025)

Beeswax is available in 3 grades; commercial, refined, and ivory. Each grade has increasing quality, respectively. Beeswax is predominately used to make other blocking pitches and waxes less brittle.

COM Beeswax Slabs (OP9026)

Beeswax is available in 3 grades; commercial, refined, and ivory. Each grade has increasing quality, respectively. Beeswax is predominately used to make other blocking pitches and waxes less brittle.

Diamond D Cake (PM0070)

Diamond D Cake is a hard blocking material used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

Dymerex Polymerized Rosin (PD9025)

Dymerex Polymerized Rosin is a modified rosin that is pale, acidic, and has a high softening point. It is composed predominantly of dimeric acids derived from rosin with lesser amounts of monomeric resin acids and neutral materials of rosin origin.

IVORY Refined Beeswax Cakes (OP9069K)

Beeswax is available in 3 grades; commercial, refined, and ivory. Each grade has increasing quality, respectively. Beeswax is predominately used to make other blocking pitches and waxes less brittle.

Light Engravers Cement Bar (PM006*)

Light Engravers Cement is a highly adaptable pitch used in a variety of pitch blocking applications. Light Engravers Cement is specially designed to yield high strength, with ease of use on lenses or precision applications.

Optical Quality Rosin (PD8005)

OPTICAL QUALITY ROSIN is an excellent non-crystal, ready to use, rosin obtained from pine resin. It leaves a non-volatile, transparent, brittle glassy solid ideal for blocking precision optical lenses. OPTICAL QUALITY ROSIN can be added to any natural polishing pitch to increase the hardness, tack, and friction.

Optical Quality Rosin Low Melt (PD8005L)

Optical Quality Rosin Low Melt is an excellent non-crystalline ready to use rosin obtained from pine resin. It leaves a non-volatile, transparent, brittle glassy solid ideal for blocking precision optical lenses. Optical Quality Rosin Low Melt can be added to any natural polishing pitch to increase the hardness, tack, and friction.

Optical Water Soluble Wax (PZ0010C)

Optical Water Soluble Wax is a high quality casting wax specifically formulated for the jewelry industry. Because of its solubility in water, Optical Water Soluble Wax has been proven ideal in many other applications where sensitivity to solvents, such as de-blocking & dissolving natural waxes, is of concern.

Paraffin Wax (OP9052)

Paraffin wax is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. Paraffin wax is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, blanchard wheel work, spot blocking surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

Pure Shellac Sticks Dozen (PS0050)

Shellac Sticks are a hard blocking compound which exhibits high adhesive strength and minimal shifting during processing. Shellac Sticks are commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired. This material is very viscous when melted and should not be used where a thin film blocking material is desired.

PX-15 B&L Pitch Bar (PL1015)

PX-15 Pitch is a highly adaptable pitch used for a variety of blocking applications. PX-15 Pitch is specifically designed to yield high strength, with ease of use for lenses or large precision applications.

PX-200 Pitch Bar (PL0200)

PX-200 Pitch is a semi-hard temporary cement used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. It is commonly used for blocking lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheelwork, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

Quartz Sticky Wax (PD8085)

Quartz Sticky Waxes are semi-hard temporary cements used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. Quartz Sticky Waxes are commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

Refined Beeswax Cake (OP9067)

Beeswax is available in 3 grades; commercial, refined, and ivory. Each grade has increasing quality, respectively. Beeswax is predominately used to make other blocking pitches and waxes less brittle.

Refined Beeswax Slabs (OP9068)

Beeswax is available in 3 grades; commercial, refined, and ivory. Each grade has increasing quality, respectively. Beeswax is predominately used to make other blocking pitches and waxes less brittle.

Unibond 5.0 Adhesive (KD00021)

UNIBOND is a low melting thermoplastic designed to be hard but not brittle. UNIBOND allows for easy rapid debonding in hot water with simple cleanup.

Unibond 6.5 Adhesive Bars (KD00023)

UNIBOND is a low melting thermoplastic designed to be hard but not brittle. UNIBOND allows for easy rapid debonding in hot water with simple cleanup.

White Sticky Wax Bar (PD8089)

White Sticky Waxes are hand-pliable and are used for a variety of blocking and holding applications. White Sticky Wax is commonly used for blocking together a series of lenses or work pieces that are to be edged or profiled. Other applications include thin film blocking, Blanchard wheel work, spot blocking, surface protection and a variety of uses where semi-hard, high tack materials are desired.

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