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Chemicals to Buy from Pottery Supplier

JJay - 2-11-2015 at 21:25

I need some sodium dichromate, so I am planning on placing an order with my local pottery supply tomorrow. They have excellent prices. I am thinking of getting 100 grams each of:

Copper Carbonate
Cobalt Sulfate
Lithium Carbonate
Manganese Dioxide
Nickel Sulfate
Sodium Dichromate
Silver Nitrate
Stannous Chloride
Strontium Nitrate

It will take three weeks for the chemicals to arrive... do pottery suppliers carry anything else that I can't get OTC that I really ought to have on hand?


j_sum1 - 2-11-2015 at 21:29

Yes.

Here is a link to a pottery supply place that I have used here in Oz. http://www.pottersequipment.com.au/price-list/
I have seen better inventories in other locations though. Maybe some vanadium pentoxide or antimony oxide?

JJay - 2-11-2015 at 21:44

I was considering vanadium pentoxide... antimony oxide would be nice to have.

j_sum1 - 2-11-2015 at 22:02

I guess it depends on need. I would not overlook some copper or iron oxides, barium or strontium salts, titanium dioxide, calcium oxide, hydroxide or carbonate if you don't already have some, chromium oxide. I would certainly also snaffle up anything exotic that I saw.