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|    Richard Smith to Jim Wilkins    |
|    Re: rod-mill project - "mains" electric     |
|    23 Jun 25 20:52:22    |
   
   From: null@void.com   
      
   "Jim Wilkins" writes:   
      
   >> ...   
   > -----------------------------------   
   > How did you/they determine the amount of lead?   
   >   
   > In first year chemistry we learned qualitative but not quantitative   
   > analysis.   
   > Some of the most useful chemicals for analysis are now restricted as   
   > hazardous.   
      
   Put it on a weighing scale.   
   57grammes   
   From 100g of the gelana concentrate.   
      
   It looked like lead and had a lot of density.   
   No assay of the metal yet.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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