[TheForge] Vermiculite

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Robert:
I'd read that they discovered asbestos in some of the vermiculite.
Also i think it's absorbs more water than the perlite.
Perlite tends to break down into powder a little faster than vermiculite 
when i've used it. Tend to think of it as, silicosis in a bag.
Being cheap, i use fine , light colored fireplace ash for that.

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I have a barrel of vermiculite that I use to anneal tools and knives.  Over 
> the years the vermiculite has gotten compacted and is only about half full 
> now.  I wanted to get some more to top it off and have discovered that it is 
> no longer available at most farm  & home stores like it used to be.
> 
> It seems that most of the gardening departments have switched to perlite 
> instead of vermiculite.  Have any of you used perlite for annealing?  Does 
> it work as well and vermiculite? Would it hurt to mix it with the 
> vermiculite that I have left?
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
> 
> 
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