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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by TEP_Kim_Il_Sung on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:43PM (#33766012)
Remove about 82% of lead from bronze using this one weird trick!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250155103_Removal_o...

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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by Scoundreller on Sunday November 27, 2022 @03:12PM (#33766337)
I was hoping for something involving a particle accelerator and making gold.
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by jaggederest on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:22AM (#33771830)
Neat, this dovetails with another interest of mine, pottery. NaF is "sodium feldspar" and Ca-Si compounds are "wollastonite" among others. Both useful as fluxes in metal casting, in addition to their pottery uses.
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