On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:46:03 -0800, Winston
wrote:

Ed Huntress wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:54 -0800,
wrote:

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http://www.essentialdepot.com/servle...l-Grade/Detail

32 smackers for 10 lbs NaOH in 5 - 2 lb bottles. Free Shipping!

Is that a good deal Ed?

Yeah, that's good. $3/pound delivered is what I expect to pay.
Sometimes they offer big discounts to their e-mail list, but you might
wait for months.

Note that they're now selling 2-pound bottles for $1.99. I didn't
check shipping to your area, but you'll probably find that the
10-pound/free-shipping deal is better.

Yup. With shipping to me, the two pounder goes for ~$9.00 a lb!
Still, a much better deal than Lowe's.

Try to find local soapmakers. They might sell some cheaper. Street
faires and craft store employees are the best bet.


I used lots of lye to clean the 80-year-old cast-iron drains in my
house, but I've been slowly replacing them with plastic, so I don't
buy quantities these days. Mostly I use it for producing a matte
finish on homemade aluminum radio chassis (another thing I haven't
done for a few years), and as an ingredient in Ted Edward's E-clean
electrolytic cleaner/de-ruster:

http://metalworking.com/dropbox/_199...es/E-CLEAN.TXT

I love that stuff.

It works a treat, even if you use plain washing soda.

Looks like a powerful recipe. I'll have to try that.

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