[TheForge] Broken tap

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darrell,

i hope you get back to us with the results. i have a pressure canner with four broken off handle screws. if this works for you i'll try to save the canner.

bob s.
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>Well I tried sulfuric acid from a battery.  Now I am just going to wait until the bubbles quit and see what
>happens.
>
>Darrell
>

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Binnion" <jbin@well.com>
>To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Broken tap
>
>
>> A safer solution is to use sodium bisulfate powder which is sold for
>> adjusting swimming pool or spa pH it is sold as pH - (minus). Mix it
>> with warm water and it will attack the steel of the tap without
>> affecting non ferrous metals other than removing oxides from the
>> copper alloys. we use this to remove broken taps or more often drill
>> bits.
>>
>> Jim
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