[TheForge] Re: Pickling solutions

[Darrell]

Where do you get phosphoric acid? How much does it cost?
Darrell

http://www.machinemaster.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Pickling solutions


>
> me> BTW, a quick google reveals that some -- a very few -- people
> me> refer to this stuff as "kelrod".  Is there another name for it?
>
> Charles> I have always heard it refered to as Calrod, which is a brand
> Charles> name....
> Charles> http://www.gloquartz.com/products/tubular_htrs/elements.htm
>
> Hah!  Thank you very much.  Why couldn't I have though of that
> spelling?  I learned that it was called "kelrod" from an engineer who
> never got an university degree.  His strong suite was superb
> implementations of other people's tech specs, not spelling. :-)
>
> I'll have to explore that site.  Custom made Calrod(R) heaters for
> an acid bath might be be handy.  Dick Quinnell has a rather large
> phosphoric acid tank in his shop with a Calrod heater that doesn't get
> in the way of pickling.
>
>
> BTW, just stumbled over this yarn on the web.  Some of the jobs that
> come into a blacksmith shop!  Well I never!  I have a special swage
> for forming the rib on a scythe blade.  I wonder if that other one I
> could never figure out was for dealing with Baba Yaga's little job....
>
>
>
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/culture/Completed_projects/Legends/belarus.asp
>
> - Mike
>
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