Glasweld Compound Mixing Spatula applying compound

Glasweld compound mixing spatula Use this handy tool to mix your Polishing Compound and Clearing Compound.
It’s also the perfect spatula for applying compound onto Polishing Disks.
Glasweld compound mixing spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material^[1] including foods, drugs, plaster and paints.
In medical applications, "spatula" may be also used synonymously with tongue depressor.^[2]
The word spatula derives from the Latin word for a flat piece of wood or splint,
a diminutive form of the Latin spatha, meaning 'broadsword', and hence can also refer to a tongue depressor.
When it comes to combining ingredients for topical preparations,
compounding pharmacists utilize either the manual methods such as a spatula and pill tile or a mortar and pestle, typically an electronic mortar and pestle.
If a topical preparation must be pre-ground or requires trituration, or any level of particle-size reduction,
historically the manual method of combining ingredients in such a preparation would include the initial use of a mortar and pestle;
however with micronized substances this is not as much a concern today as in the past.
There is, of course, the concern of a lack of reproducibility,
knowing that each compounder might utilize the equipment differently,
would mix for varying times, and would also mix with varying amounts of physical pressure applied to the pestle.
If the discipline of uniform usage is great enough in the lab, this method could probably produce consistent results,
but, because of the preparation and cleanup time and the fact that newer technology is available,
 
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