{"id":51621,"date":"2021-09-02T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T06:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/?p=51621"},"modified":"2021-09-02T08:14:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T06:14:34","slug":"multi-use-micron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/multi-use-micron\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-use micron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Black 250 micron plastic sheet is a tough, very durable product that has a multitude of uses and costs very little. Mica stores sell it by the metre, and it\u2019s a very useful item to have in your workshop\u2026 even with a small roll, you can accomplish wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of them  and you can come up with even more uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black 250 micron plastic sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>In this case the terracotta tray has developed a hairline crack so it will not store water that drains out of the pot. A sheet of plastic is slipped under the pot and trimmed as shown and will ensure water that drains out is not lost but can be reabsorbed as the soil in the pot dries out. It\u2019s not pretty, but will suffice until you can buy a new tray.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51622\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Here it has been used to line a plant trough. It is held in place along the top with staples. Eventually they will rust away, but that doesn\u2019t matter\u2026 their only purpose at the moment is to keep the plastic in place while soil is added. Ensure that you make drainage holes in the plastic at suitable spots. If you do not, the plants will eventually drown as the water level in the soil rises.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51623\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Protect those strawberries \u2026 cut a disc of plastic as shown  about 250mm\u00d8 should be sufficient, with a central hole of about 60mm\u00d8 for the stems. Also make a cut to the perimeter.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51624\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>The disk is slipped under the plant foliage and fruit and lies against the soil. That means the strawberries don\u2019t get soil on them and are ready to eat fresh from the plant.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51625\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-4.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Unless you want your workbench to become part of your project, laying a piece of the plastic on the workbench will stop the project becoming glued to it due to glue oozing out of the joins.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51626\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-5.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Likewise, when you have a project involving two identical pieces, you would usually make one piece and then use it as a template for the second. Plastic placed between the two at points where joins are glued will ensure that they can be separated once the glue has cured.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51627\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-6.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Tie me down\u2026 this plastic sheeting when cut into long strips of whatever length you require will provide you with plant ties at an absolutely miniscule cost.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51628\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-7.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Here one has been used to secure a tomato plant to its stake. The plastic stretches and doesn\u2019t strangle the plant above the tie point.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51629\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-8.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>For those occasions when you want even more support\u2026 where the plant is very fleshy and soft and a narrow tie might cut into it, you can make the middle of the tie far wider, to spread the pressure over a far wider area. Taper it as shown so that the tension is spread, and keep the ends narrow enough to achieve a good knot.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51630\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-9.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-9-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Okay, a lemon tree doesn\u2019t need this sort of tie, but it\u2019s just to show you how the pressure of the tie is spread.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51631\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-10.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Keep it clean! We all wear old clothes when we paint, but why not make yourself a poncho for even better protection. Cut a rectangle of plastic sheet about 2-3m long and about 600-700mm wide and fold it in half, then cut a semicircle out of the middle about 220mm or so wide and about 110mm deep. This will make a circular cut out with a diameter of 220mm or so.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51632\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Pardon the back of the head, but believe me, the front is far, far worse  but this picture shows you how the poncho affords great protection. As a bonus, if you need a piece of raingear for that odd job in the garden in the rain\u2026 Poncho\u2019s your pal.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51633\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-12-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Keep the draught out, keep the water out\u2026 you can make a sausage for a door to keep a draught out or  in extreme cases  keep water out\u2026 cut a piece of the sheet about 1200mm long and about 400mm wide.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51634\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-13.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-13-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>If you do not have duct tape handy cut the sheet wider so that you can overlap the sides by a couple of layers at least. Tie off one end by folding it over and securing it with a few turns of strong string and fill the resulting sausage with some sand. You don\u2019t need to overdo it\u2026 just enough to give the sausage some weight.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51635\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-14.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-14-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Then tie off the top end.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51636\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-15.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><li>Ideally duct tape is your best choice, as here, but the job\u2019s done\u2026 and your home\u2019s entrance is less draughty\u2026 or depending on the weather, a lot drier than it might have been.\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"wp-image-51637\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-16.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MICA-MULTI-USE-MICRON-16-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skill level: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estimated time: minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost: R20 or so<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant: No<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tools required:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utility knife or scissors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panel:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>These materials are available at Selected Mica Stores. To find your closest Mica and whether or not they stock the items required, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lion-test-sites.co.za\/mica-new\/\">www.mica.co.za<\/a>, find your store and call them. If your local Mica does not stock exactly what you need they will be able to order it for you or suggest an alternative product&nbsp;or&nbsp;a reputable source.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black 250 micron plastic sheet is used in the building trade as a damp-proofing course, but it has a host of other uses  here are just some of them\u2026 We\u2019re sure you can think of more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":51625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-projects","category-functional-diy-projects"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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