[TheForge] reclaiming copper

[Darrell]

Terry,
Your attitude is the offensive one. YOU asked for help but it seems that YOU 
know more than everyone else. Instead of asking for help, why didn't you 
just TELL us how to do it.

Darrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] reclaiming copper


> hello;
>
> comments below.
>
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, James Binnion wrote:
>
>> Terry,
>>
>> Dan is absolutly correct.
>>
>
> i really do not care whether dan is or or is not correct.
> his condescending attitude is a turn off.
>
>>
>> Copper and iron are soluble in each other.
>> I guarantee your steel crucibles will alloy with the copper
>> and it will dissolve the crucible in short order.
>>
>
> define 'short order'.
> are we talking catastrophic failure in a single use?
> are we talking catastrophic failure in a two uses?
>
>>
>> Iron based crucibles are somewhat ok for aluminum and lower temp
>> metals but no good for higher temp metals.
>>
>
> i have silicon carbide crucibles for aluminum and brass.
>
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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