Sandy King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 23:57:30 -0400
Curiosity may be a bad reason to mix chemicals but it is the greatest
motivator of my free time.
I am still confused by your directions. If I want a 10% solution of sodium
metaborate I mix 10g of sodium metaborate with 100ml of water. How would I
determine % equivalents mixing 20 mule team and red devil lye in solution?
Sandy King
>I use it in toners, and I'm really careful. The stuff deserves respect.
>Once in a solution with borax, it's much tamer. If you're uncomfortable
>with the risks, don't use it. Curiosity is a bad reason to mix chemicals.
>
>Cheers, John Melanson
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 8:30 PM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: sodium metaborate, to make?
>>
>>
>>
>> Out of curiosity more than need (since I already have on hand
>> over 10lbs of
>> sodium metaborate) I mixed up some Red Devil Lye and 20 Mule Team Borax at
>> the 1-5 ratio as recommended. About an hour later I noticed that
>> the bottle
>> containing the mixture was very hot to the touch, and upon opening it,
>> discovered that the mix was lumped together and appeared to to be very
>> moist, as if it had absorbed a lot of water from the air.
>>
>> What happened? None of the previous references to this brew mentioned
>> anything like this!
>>
>> Sandy King
>>
>>
>>
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