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Great work Pete!

Looks like we have successfully depleted WA's stocks of NOS Solar Flux. Gonna give some a shot over the weekend. Picked up a fresh 6.8m3 bottle of argon today and I'm like a pig in mud. Have gas, will weld. Prfft!



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Don't mean to butt in but aren't kegs made of aluminum not stainless why would there be any sugaring?
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kblenker#22 wrote:Don't mean to butt in but aren't kegs made of aluminum not stainless why would there be any sugaring?
Both. All my kegs are SS. In all the micro/nano breweries I've toured, they had either SS or plastic (for house use only). Alum kegs are like the ugly step children of kegs - they can't take a beating like SS. I haven't done it yet but I will be doing some keg repairs and plan on making a back-purge box for that.
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You learn something new everyday. Thanks
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If anyone finds an aluminum keg, send it to me, it's very old and worth money to a collector....very rare nowadays. ALL KEGS are stainless per health rules.
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How many stamps will I need to get it from Australia to Ilinois?


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MosquitoMoto wrote:How many stamps will I need to get it from Australia to Ilinois?


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Woohoo....lots and lots Ill bet. 8-)
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use some foam or for welds close to the purge hose stainless wire wool or wire pad.
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