[TheForge] Re: Pickling solutions

[Mark Williams]

I get phosphoric acid from Oakite Chemicals in NJ My last purchase was some 
time ago. Perhaps Bruce Freeman can come up with an address. The original 
address came from Bob Patrick. As I recall, 5 gal cost $50.

Mark
Snow Hill, Maryland
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darrell" <darrell at machinemaster.com>
To: <mspencer at tallships.ca>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Pickling solutions


> 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
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
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