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[ch12290 said:
]Will you be able to get calcium?
Also: how much for tungsten rods?
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I will look into it. Calcium may be troublesome; it tends to be quite expensive. (I've wasted plenty of money on it, believe me.)

-Mark
 
digital_blue said:
Are you able to get Mercury? I'm looking for about an ounce or so...
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Why do you need mercury?

It's very toxic!
 
I would like to find a supplier of mercury myself. If I find one, I will let you know, but chances are slim. People are very scared of mercury, however, blissfully unaware of the deadly poisons that are many selenium compounds. Either way, be very careful.

-Mark
 
digital_blue said:
Why not? ;D Half of the elements being offered are probably just as toxic...
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But there not fun and toxic are they so there not as tempting to touch ;D
 
Eku said:
But there not fun and toxic are they so there not as tempting to touch  ;D
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As long as you're not incredibly stupid in holding a blob of mercury for hours, you should be fine :) I honestly don't know why people freak out when they hear the word mercury. I use to handle Arsenic and Thallium compounds for crying out loud; probably even more dangerous than elemental mercury...
 
Many of the decorative plants in gardens and parks are a lot more poisonous than most substances mentioned here.

Elemental mercury isn't that immediately toxic; the danger is that a spilled drop will evaporate over weeks, causing you to breathe minuscule quantities for long periods, so be sure you DON'T spill it - it is very difficult to collect up since it doesn't "wet". It is fascinating to hold a small phial of mercury which looks metallic but is liquid and which looks far too small to be so heavy.
 
LaserBrain said:
Is indium still being considered?
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Yes, indium will definitely be included.

Would you be interested in indium?  If so, how much do you think? (Don't worry, this is just for me to get an idea, and it's not an actual commitment.) Price will be $2.00 per gram.

-Mark
 
Gallium, indium and bismuth sound like a good combo.  I'm interested in spending $20-40 total.  Is that enough for alloys/experiments?
 
LaserBrain said:
Gallium, indium and bismuth sounds like a good combo.  I'm interested in purchasing $20-40 worth.  Is that enough for alloys/experiments?
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Bismuth will be cheap, sold by the ounce. Indium will be $2.00 per gram. Gallium will be $2.50 per gram. I would recommend at least 10 grams of both indium and gallium, and a few ounces of bismuth. That would be a a little more expensive. However, 5 grams of gallium and indium is still a good tactile quantity, so it would still be reasonable. I think that with $40 you could get more than 5 grams of both indium and gallium, and a couple of ounces of bismuth. That would be good.

-Mark
 
great! i need all the fun stuff! :-)

indium that is, a little to solder leds and LDs.. gallium, just because, you know..

but, how about tungsten!? big, massive rods! the nearest you will come to a pound of gold! :-)
imagine a soda-can with 7kg mass, or a one-kg rod you can hide in your fist.. :-)
yes, that stuff isnt exactly cheap..

manuel

edit:
thats what i have in mind:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170271361385
a cylinder, 55x30mm, 1kg! 249€ though..
 
Thats heavy stuff :D


I remember visiting a museum where there was blocks of wood, some were big but didint weight anything...
While the smallest one was the heavyest...
-Greg
 
Is liquid gallium "sticky"? Does it wet things like water does or does it roll off of surfaces like liquid lead?


Also, I found a cheaper source of indium for $0.76 a gram shipped in 62.5g quantities: http://cgi.ebay.com/JMC-JM-Indium-I...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Because that auction sells in 12.5g ingots it might be easier for you and cheaper as a whole to sell by the 12.5g ingot instead of by the gram.
 
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