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Finally found local supplier of lots of chemicals that sells to individuals!

RogueRose - 25-7-2019 at 12:10

Where I live it was almost impossible to even find a supplier of 50lbs of NaOH as they wanted a tax ID and business account and often a large minimum order of $300-500. Somehow even after searching my local area probably 200+ times over the last 7 years for chemical suppliers, I found an awesome one that's been around quite some time.

Here is a list of the what they usually stock, but it seems they can get a lot of other stuff, just have to ask and it will be a special order. Now this list isn't necessarily amazing in what they have, but the fact that they have access to get what you want is the really nice part.

Acetone
Aluminum Sulfate (standard grade)
Anti-Freeze, Glycol Anti-Freeze
Aromatics 100
Aromatics 150
Baking Soda
Blanket Wash
Bleach, Liquid
Boric Acid
Calcium Chloride
Calcium Hydroxide (Hydrated Lime)
Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide)
Liquid
Beads (Pels®)
Flake
Caustic Potash (Potassium Hydroxide)
Liquid
Flake
Citric Acid
Degreasers
DiAcetone
Diatomacous Earth
Diethylene Glycol
Diethylene Glycol Ethers
Dilsobutyl Ketones
Ethyl Alcohol
2, Ethyl Hexanol
Ethylene Glycol
Exempt Mineral Spirits (Rule 66)
Ferrous Sulfate
Foundry Release Oils
GeoThermal Fluids
Heat Transfer Fluids
Heptane
Hexane
Hexylene Glycol
Hydraulic Oil
Hydrogen Peroxide
Ice Melter
Isobutyl Alcohol
Isopropyl Alcohol 99%
Lacquer Thinner
Methyl Alcohol
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Methylene Chloride
Mineral Seal Oil
Mineral Spirits
Monothanolamine
Morpholine
Muriatic Acid 20° (Hydrochloric Acid)
Nitric Acid 42°
Odorless Mineral Spirits
Oils and Lubricants
Greases
Hydraulic Oils
Way Lubricants
... and so much more!
Oxalic Acid
Phosphoric Acid
Poly Glycol Blends
Potassium Bicarbonate
Potassium Chloride
Printer’s Press Wash
Propylene Glycol Inhibited
Propylene Glycol Acetate (PM Acetate)
Roller Cleaner
Rubber Solvent
R-V Antifreeze
Salt
Soda Ash
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Carbonate
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sodium Meta Bisulfate
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Silicate
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
Sulfuric Acid
Surfactants
Styrene Monomer
Tetra Potassium Pryo Phosphate
Tetra Sodium Pryo Phosphate
Textile Spirits
Toluene
Tri Cressyl Phosphate
Trithanolamine
Triethylene Glycol
Tri Sodium Phosphate
Urea
VM&P Naphtha
Xylene

thors.lab - 15-8-2019 at 00:31

Is this hydrogen peroxide 30%?

How did you find the supplier?

Ubya - 15-8-2019 at 01:33

well, local to you could mean local only to you or local to a few of us (surely not me), adding the location and the name of the place/companh to your post is important, this way people can check by themselves. another useful information would be quantities, you are interested in bulk chemicals, 50lbs of NaOH is not something that everybody needs or wants to have in his amateur lab, does this supplier sell only kg10+ of everything or is it possible to order only 1L or 1Kg of something?
all informations you did not provide :'D

NZniceguy - 15-8-2019 at 02:58

What on earth would you need 50 pounds of Caustic soda for? Got a lot of blocked drains? :)

draculic acid69 - 15-8-2019 at 03:17

Soapmaking,dye making, plumbers need it,

Metacelsus - 15-8-2019 at 03:25

Also biodiesel.

Or dissolving bodies, of course.

[Edited on 2019-8-15 by Metacelsus]

Amos - 15-8-2019 at 03:39

Using good old google, it's likely this place:
https://www.conestogafuels.com/Product-List.html

Loptr - 15-8-2019 at 05:18

They misspelled the ethanolamines. I like how they have morpholine, keeps you from having to make it from diethanolamine.

What is morpholine used for outside of chemistry?

[Edited on 15-8-2019 by Loptr]

NZniceguy - 15-8-2019 at 05:45

Dyslexic junkies use it perhaps?

Loptr - 15-8-2019 at 06:38

Quote: Originally posted by NZniceguy  
Dyslexic junkies use it perhaps?


I would use it to experiment with enamines. I have planned to make a couple cyclic secondary amines to do this, but never got around to it.

draculic acid69 - 15-8-2019 at 06:54

Quote: Originally posted by Metacelsus  
Also biodiesel.

Or dissolving bodies, of course.

[Edited on 2019-8-15 by Metacelsus][/rquoyte]


Ahhhh yesses, biodiesel and dissolving dead bodies don't know why I didn't think of it there both on my to do list.


They misspelled the ethanolamines. I like how they have morpholine, keeps you from having to make it from diethanolamine.

What is morpholine used for outside of chemistry?

[Edited on 15-8-2019 by Loptr]

Apart from dyslexic and illiterate junkies I remember seeing morpholine on an ingredient lists in some laundry product.i think it was a "Mr sheen" spray can.
Might have been fabric softener



[Edited on 15-8-2019 by draculic acid69]

RogueRose - 15-8-2019 at 14:00

Quote: Originally posted by Ubya  
well, local to you could mean local only to you or local to a few of us (surely not me), adding the location and the name of the place/companh to your post is important, this way people can check by themselves. another useful information would be quantities, you are interested in bulk chemicals, 50lbs of NaOH is not something that everybody needs or wants to have in his amateur lab, does this supplier sell only kg10+ of everything or is it possible to order only 1L or 1Kg of something?
all informations you did not provide :'D


Sorry, I didn't want to post the name of the company until I had checked them out. I found it really odd that I've looked for about 10 years and never found them, so I was a little skeptical when they said they've been around for like 70 years yet not one search result (out of probably 200-300 searches in my local city)....

As for the 50lbs NaOH, some people use that in a month. Soap makers or biodiesel - both popular in this area as we grow LOTS of oil plants (soy, rapeseed, etc). Some places wanted $250 for 50lbs of tech grade NaOH at other local suppliers!

I''ve been busy and haven't checked them out much more. They are on the East coast near Harrisburg Pa.