From: Jeff Buckels (jeffbuck@swcp.com)
Date: 02/05/02-03:00:08 PM Z
Thanks for tips, esp. avoiding hot shipping. As along as B&S is around, I'm
in really good shape, because I only live an hour from Santa Fe and have
business there frequently, so I usually try to just stop there and pick
things up in person.... -JB
"Jeffrey D. Mathias" wrote:
> jeffbuck@swcp.com wrote:
> > .... What do I stand to gain, aside from economy, by making up my
> > own FO according to the elaborate procedures outlined by Eric?
>
> Answered partly as Eric has stated:
> Eric Neilsen wrote:
> > ... Perhaps, but if you make it carefully and repeat how you
> > make it, the variations from batch to batch are not a problem.
>
> Consistency is key. Making one's own can provide better assurance of
> consistency. Also what happens if suppliers like Bostic & Sullivan or
> Artcraft no longer make FO? I know of no other use for Ferric Oxalate
> and no commercial reason to make it. So knowing how to make it from the
> raw materials that are generally commercially available assures that it
> can be made. Also if one wishes to control certain additives and know
> what is actually in their FO, it is a good idea to be able to make it.
>
> Some liquid FO I have tested are good, others are not. I prefer the
> powder FO for storage reasons. And, I would rather make one larger
> batch of powder FO than several smaller batches of liquid FO. But, with
> a good supplier of powder FO, ordering can save time and even money. If
> ordering it is a good idea to avoid shipping conditions that subject the
> FO to excessive heat.
>
> --
> Jeffrey D. Mathias
> http://home.att.net/~jeffrey.d.mathias/
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