boiling chips ?
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boiling chips ?
what do yall use for boiling chips? Marbles ? how many ?
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Nice addition in brackets there THM, didn't want to go through cutting up and fileing down any more of your boiling pennies heytheholymackerel wrote:I use a handfull of old copper pennies (old enough to actually be copper).
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Re: boiling chips ?
Break up something ceramic or porcelain that doen's have a lot of glaze on it. Raw ceramic surface is porous and the points make great bubble. I bust mine up really small since I have a glass still. Marble in glass scare me, as they have the potential to break glass if dropped too far etc. Plus ceramic is cheap and easy to find, so after one or two uses I toss the old and make some more. Currently i use a fully fired Terracotta pot - like mentioned above.
Common safety sense says avoid older or cheaply made junk, as some old glazes had lead in them (uncommon since the 70s), and low backed ceramics , like found in some cheap figurines, decorative tile or some flower pots (its not as hard as fully fired stuff). The best is find something designed for food. My best find was an unused garlic roaster from Goodwill for 99 cents. Backed ceramic- no glaze - food grade. A tea cup, or old plate should work too (try to used pieces with less glaze on them). I believe bathroom tile should also work, but haven't tried it yet and am not 100% sure of the composition of the clay.... so this last one is just a guess.
Common safety sense says avoid older or cheaply made junk, as some old glazes had lead in them (uncommon since the 70s), and low backed ceramics , like found in some cheap figurines, decorative tile or some flower pots (its not as hard as fully fired stuff). The best is find something designed for food. My best find was an unused garlic roaster from Goodwill for 99 cents. Backed ceramic- no glaze - food grade. A tea cup, or old plate should work too (try to used pieces with less glaze on them). I believe bathroom tile should also work, but haven't tried it yet and am not 100% sure of the composition of the clay.... so this last one is just a guess.
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Re: boiling chips ?
leftover copper bits.
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Re: boiling chips ?
Copper gonna be better for sulfer nose too
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