[TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Hi Folks,
     I use dish soap, it breaks the surface tension of the water, so the eggs that need to float on top of the water, don't.  No skeeters here.

-Chris K.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Kretchmar" <dan at irontreeworks.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?
> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:35:44 -0500
> 
> 
> I use a 55 gal wooden barrel.  I noticed that besides the 
> mosquitos, I also have a problem with bacteria, algae, and other 
> smelly things.  I drop a dissolving swimming pool bleach tablet 
> into water about once every 4-6 weeks depending on the smell.  It 
> gives a very mild bleach smell and doesn't seem to afffect the 
> steel quenching or me when I have to reach deep into the slack tub 
> for something I dropped.
> 
> Dan
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Widham" <widha8d3 at erau.edu>
> To: <tunder4440 at earthlink.net>; "'Sponsored by ABANA'" 
> <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:27 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?
> 
> 
> > Thanks Tim,
> >
> > Sounds like it would work.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tim Underwood
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:20 AM
> > To: Sponsored by ABANA
> > Subject: RE: [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?
> >
> >
> >
> > Mitch,
> >  A teaspoon of oil,motor or cooking, floating on the surface should do it.
> >  The oil clogs their breathing tubes and they suffocate.
> >
> > Tim Underwood
> > Sugar Hill Forge
> > tunder4440 at earthlink.net
> >
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Mitch Widham <widha8d3 at erau.edu>
> >> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Date: 6/28/2006 9:09:33 AM
> >> Subject: [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?
> >>
> >> Help.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am just starting out as a hobbyist blacksmith, and received a nice old
> >> half oak barrel for father's day. What is the best way to keep out the
> >> mosquitos? I don't think a cover will work because the top is uneven. I am
> >> looking for something that is cheap, easy, effective and won't negatively
> >> affect the quench? Am I asking too much?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mitch Widham
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