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metalhead100
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 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: So ya wanna learn about De-Zink....here is some brain food |
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So ya wanna learn about De-Zink....here is some brain food...
http://www.hghouston.com/coppers/brass75.htm
Click to download file
PDF above is very very technical....The URL is a good read.
Jim
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ozsteamdemon
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Great link , very interesting . Thanks for sharing . 
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tom
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: dezincification |
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Hows this for dezincification
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Les
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: dezincification |
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| tom wrote: | Hows this for dezincification
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 Are you sure a mouse hasn't been nibbling at that?? 
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alan2525
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The steel bits rust, the brass parts dezincify, the mazak parts corrode to dust, the rubber tyres perish...
bit depressing is it not?
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| alan2525 wrote: | The steel bits rust, the brass parts dezincify, the mazak parts corrode to dust, the rubber tyres perish...
bit depressing is it not?
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no, it's better than plastic, I don't want my imprint left on this earth forever. |
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alan2525
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| logoman wrote: | | alan2525 wrote: | The steel bits rust, the brass parts dezincify, the mazak parts corrode to dust, the rubber tyres perish...
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no, it's better than plastic, I don't want my imprint left on this earth forever. |
I wanted to use a sheet of corriflute at work today, went to pull it out from the rack and it all broke away into little pieces, crumbling in my hands. Atleast Polypropylene shouldn't pose too much of a problem for the future!
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