abby
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Post by abby on Aug 26, 2008 12:38:47 GMT
"back to the topic.....Will hydrocloric acid from the pool shop be ok"
quick answer dunno - try it !
Sulphuric should not be difficult to get , if you have an electro-plater in the area you could probably get 1/2 a pint-a-litre for nothing but take a dry glass container with a non-metallic lid , I took a plastic container which almost disolved during the two mile journey home.
When you dilute it for use remember to add the acid to the water not the other way round , failing other sources you could get some battery acid - did some-one already say that ?
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Post by davidimurray on Aug 26, 2008 12:45:52 GMT
If you want some Sulphuric acid get some OneShot Drain cleaner - its 98% sulphuric acid - I use it for cleaning and pickling parts after seeing it on Bryan (Brozier's) website.
Cheers
Dave
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Post by havoc on Aug 26, 2008 19:05:55 GMT
My favorite place to look for files is the army stock places. There you can at least find files. Got a Nicholson "hand bastard" (4cm by 40cm usable) for 7.5 euro and a smaller bastard for 4 euro. A Tug of War "special" for 4 euro, a couple of small Talbot one for 0.5 euro a piece. At those prices I just take 2 of them.
Don't know how you guys label the Nicholson as being US made, all mine are stamped "Holland".
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Post by houstonceng on Aug 26, 2008 22:36:05 GMT
OK. So I looked in the Specification and found a Description. Should have looked in the Description for the Specification. Doh !
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Post by ianmac on Aug 26, 2008 23:04:28 GMT
I thought drain cleaners were all caustic soda. maybe thats why they say DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER PRODUCTS.  I am sure i will have to head to the shop this afternoon so i'll take a good look! Thanks everyone! Ian |
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Post by ettingtonliam on Aug 27, 2008 8:34:25 GMT
Ian
Even if the drain cleaner is caustic, you still need some to degrease the files!
Richard
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Post by davidimurray on Aug 27, 2008 9:37:29 GMT
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abby
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Post by abby on Aug 27, 2008 15:29:21 GMT
The disposal instructions are interesting ....... does this mean after using it to clear your drains you should then pour alkali down them to neutralise the acis ?
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Post by circlip on Aug 27, 2008 15:37:32 GMT
Wasn't it the sulphuric that was supposed to screw the chemicals in the sewage works so we couldn't throw used pickle down the drains? ? ?
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Post by russell on Aug 28, 2008 8:08:59 GMT
I understand that one of the biggest problems is the antibacterial handwash that everyone insists on using now. It kills the bacteria that decompose the s**t at the sewage works.
Russell.
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ianmac
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Post by ianmac on Sept 1, 2008 1:17:40 GMT
Coppersulfate is a big NO NO
Pickle goes green fairly quickly!
By the way its worth noting that 100ml of hydrocloric acid can change the Ph of 40,000 ltrs of water by 0.1
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Post by ron on Sept 1, 2008 9:39:59 GMT
Used pickle is great for sorting out weeds and moss etc in driveways and gravel!
Ron
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