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[*] posted on 22-10-2012 at 13:08


Yeah, I got some from them as well not too long ago, hopefully it comes in soon!
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[*] posted on 22-10-2012 at 13:11


Just a heads up, it comes in a steel bottle with an inner cap(that you discard once removed) that is sort of like an inverted beer cap. It was a real bitch to get that out of the neck- had to use very small pliers to get a grip on it :S

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[*] posted on 25-10-2012 at 16:21


Quote: Originally posted by Swede  
25 grams of RuCl3 - 3H2O

Platinum group metals are expensive, but Ru is one of the lesser in terms of $$. I'd really love to get ahold of some palladium, platinum, and Iridium chlorides, but the $$ is challenging.

All are destined for electrochemistry experiments.

I also need to source some simple reagents like T-butanol, oxalic acid, and a couple of others to prepare some "paint & bake" electrochemical coatings.


Take a look in Metal Salts at this site.

http://www.artcraftchemicals.com/products/products-page/meta...

For your oxalic acid, I bought mine here:

http://www.soapgoods.com/Oxalic-Acid-p-889.html

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[*] posted on 25-10-2012 at 18:44


I2 I think and more sulphuric acid perhaps? But I didn't ordered them as they are so basic chemicals here.
When I order something, then it means, it's very hard to make, very complex chemical or very dangerous or very expensive if made by myself or not avalaible on local stores. I mostly use Merck or Sigma-Aldrich for this.
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 13:28


100lbs. KNO3
10lbs. MnO2-200 mesh
10lbs. Rutile-granular
10lbs. Illmenite-granular
10lbs. Illmenite-200mesh
10lbs. Porcelainite
10lbs. Fluorspar

After my next order that I'm getting ready to put in which will consist of some more 5 micron aluminum and some copper oxide, I'll be ready for some thermite experiments.
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 13:42


wtf! 100lb KNO3?? what for?



all above information is intellectual property of Pyro. :D
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 14:06


Quote: Originally posted by Pyro  
wtf! 100lb KNO3?? what for?


I think he lives in Australia, if he does he bought it at a farm supply store.
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 17:36


Quote: Originally posted by Pyro  
wtf! 100lb KNO3?? what for?


That could make a heck of a lot of black powder! :D




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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 18:36


I live in the US and I did get it from the farm store. Greenhouse grade. Half if for my pyro friend in Louisiana. The other half is for my own BP.
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 19:05


Quote: Originally posted by hyfalcon  
I live in the US and I did get it from the farm store. Greenhouse grade. Half if for my pyro friend in Louisiana. The other half is for my own BP.


Oddly here in Canada you can get almost anything but since 9/11 you can't get things like KNO3 from suppliers... My supplier had a warning that comes up for a few of their chemicals stating that it is only available to schools and businesses. Thank god I have a couple kilos stock piled from years ago!

Here is the message:

RESTRICTED COMPONENTS REGULATIONS OF THE EXPLOSIVES ACT
XXXX Scientific is registered with the Explosives Regulatory Division of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
This chemical is available only to canadian schools and industries.
It is no longer available to private individuals.
Thank you for your understanding.
Reagent ACS Solution (~15.8M)
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 19:40


Just got 10g of platinized asbestos in the mail today from a guy in Germany :D
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[*] posted on 26-10-2012 at 19:43


Yeah that sucks. It happened fairly recently (around 2009) after some idiot muslim extremists tried blowing up the Toronto stock exchange.

Also, It really bugs my why potassium permanganate is restricted here. The best I could find is they don't want 55kg sacks being exported to Colombia to purify cocaine




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[*] posted on 27-10-2012 at 06:02


Go to the country (I was in northern Ontario) and look for a store that sells water purification products, they usually sell potassium permanganate to remove iron impurities from well water. The store that I went to sold 2.5kg tubs of the stuff for around 50$. I didn't buy any so I can't say anything on the purity, but it looked quite pure.
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[*] posted on 27-10-2012 at 08:21


Quote: Originally posted by Fossil  
Go to the country (I was in northern Ontario) and look for a store that sells water purification products, they usually sell potassium permanganate to remove iron impurities from well water. The store that I went to sold 2.5kg tubs of the stuff for around 50$. I didn't buy any so I can't say anything on the purity, but it looked quite pure.


A local plumbing store sold me this for about 50$, I found it by googling "my city+potassium permanganate"



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[*] posted on 4-11-2012 at 19:43
My latest restock


This is from several different companies including local suppliers.

Some I just grabbed for the awesome prices they were offering with no immediate synthesis or use in mind (like acetic anhydride, I knew it was useful, but Didn't know it was a sched II precursor until After i received it... ), either way, I have offered family in the local sheriffs office to tour my lab anytime they please, to which they show no interest, unless it's blowing up gummy bears and the like, they love watching shit explode.... good thing I have no interest in explosive chemistry or they'd all be here wanting me to blow up something....Really sad when you think about it ....That is the Southern US for you...

Anyway, last orders came to~ this:

4oz Mercury Metal
2oz Chlorobenzene
4oz Acetic Anhydride
1oz Calcium Metal
4oz Activated Charcoal
1oz Citric Acid
4oz Diatomaceous Earth
4oz Ethylene Glycol
16oz Formaldehyde
1oz Formamide
4oz Hexamethylene Tetramine USP
16oz Hydrochloric Acid 37% ACS
1oz Lugol's Iodine
3x Magnesium Metal Ribbon - 3ft
4oz Manganese Dioxide
15g Mercurous Chloride ACS
4oz Phosphoric Acid
1oz Potassium Thiocyanate
1oz Potassium Sodium Tartrate
1oz Sulfamic Acid
1oz Trichloroacetic Acid
16oz ACS Sulfuric Acid
8oz Hexamine
12oz Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
4oz Dichlorobenzene
16oz Benzoic Acid
8oz Para-Formaldehyde
1oz Magnesium Nitrate
1oz Magnesium Oxide
16oz Glacial Acetic Acid
8oz Salicyclic Acid
8oz Sulfur ACS
8oz Potassium Chlorate
16oz Potassium Hydroxide
16oz Sodium Hydroxide
100g Manganese Permanganate
Cans of
Toluene
Acetone
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
Naphthalene

and several others I cannot remember ATM,

And, Don't forget the
DOT Exempt Poison Pak Shipping! That is NOT cheap :)
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[*] posted on 7-11-2012 at 15:26


Quote: Originally posted by zenosx  


And, Don't forget the
DOT Exempt Poison Pak Shipping! That is NOT cheap :)


Damned poison packs...

I got a little something today... Not extremely useful to me, but still cool :) it's a very nice vitamin c (ascorbic acid) indicator



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[*] posted on 10-11-2012 at 00:36


Just popped down to the hardware store to grab some stuff today.

I purchased:
- 1L acetone
- 1L Toluene
- 1L Hydrochloric acid
- 1L 30% phosphoric acid, which is all milky white and soapy :mad:




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[*] posted on 10-11-2012 at 09:05


1lb aluminum 600mesh
1lb potassium perchlorate 200 mesh
1lb potassium nitrate 200 mesh
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[*] posted on 13-11-2012 at 12:58
Quartz tube!


Not a chemical but sort of neat- a huge quartz tube! It was given to me by a friend who works at a chlorate/chlorite plant not far from here. They replaced these which are used to encapsulate sensors in the electrolysis reactors. I'm guessing it could be used as a test tube? :)

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[*] posted on 13-11-2012 at 15:51


Quote: Originally posted by Mailinmypocket  
Not a chemical but sort of neat- a huge quartz tube! It was given to me by a friend who works at a chlorate/chlorite plant not far from here. They replaced these which are used to encapsulate sensors in the electrolysis reactors. I'm guessing it could be used as a test tube? :)

Quartz is neat stuff to be sure. I bought three boxes of tubing made by Heraeus sealed in plastic with specs on each tube enclosed in the plastic. It was used for making fiber optic cable. I couldn't resist because it was so cheap on ebay at the time.
There are these quartz "test tubes" for sale on eBay now, kind of nice too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fused-Quartz-Test-Tube-1-6-Dameter-L...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4nGPI6DTLw

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[*] posted on 17-11-2012 at 11:40


All from eBay, total was £26.36:)

-500g copper sulfate pentahydrate

-500mL 69% nitric acid

-800g benzoic acid

-500ml 25% ammonia




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[*] posted on 17-11-2012 at 14:05


Quote: Originally posted by Hexavalent  
All from eBay, total was £26.36:)

-500g copper sulfate pentahydrate

-500mL 69% nitric acid

-800g benzoic acid

-500ml 25% ammonia


Isn't receiving chemicals the best thing ever? :P
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[*] posted on 17-11-2012 at 14:15


'Tis, equal to receiving new glassware:)



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[*] posted on 19-11-2012 at 09:34


I can't believe I spent $200 on GL45 caps. The fancy fluropolymer ones.

I'm also sad VWR now requires a company name and contact




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[*] posted on 19-11-2012 at 11:02


Quote: Originally posted by mr.crow  
I can't believe I spent $200 on GL45 caps. The fancy fluropolymer ones.

I'm also sad VWR now requires a company name and contact


For storage of fuming acids and the like? There isn't much else (cap-wise) that will stand up to long-term storage.

My precious stash of conc. nitric is in a glass bottle with a fluoropolymer cap.

Got 1 gm of palladium chloride on the way plus some Tin (II) Chloride.
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