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Re: Home made weight bricks and train base plates
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lugnet.parts.mod
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Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:56:26 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.mod, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.parts.mod, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> > I know there is tin in it, but lead - dont know.
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> Lead is usually added in a very small amount to make it flow into fine detail
> better. It's probably only a few percent lead content, so handling it wouldn't
> bear anywhere near the same risk of lead poisoning that handling pure lead does.
Yes, always wash your hands after handling solder!
> > Its melting point should be a little above 100C.
I see the melting point of standard solder (63% tin, 37% lead) is 183 deg C. If
I held a soldering iron and a reel of solder over an invered brick and dripped
molten solder into the brick, would the brick melt?
Would it make any difference if I put the brick on a tray with 3mm of cold water
in it (or just enough so that the brick didn't float), as a heatsink?
I just thought this would be an easy solution as solder is readily available.
Mark
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| (...) It's not just after handling it that you need to worry about. The acid in your skin will leech trace amounts from the surface, and you'll absorb it through your skin. You'd need to go out of your way to poison yourself in this manner, but you (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
| | | Re: Home made weight bricks and train base plates
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| (...) Unfortuneatly the drips of solder would not stick to each other, so unless you put a few drops of glue in afterwards to hold it all togather, you'd loos you weights. But this isn't a bad solution. It would fill the brick near solid, and the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| (...) Lead is usually added in a very small amount to make it flow into fine detail better. It's probably only a few percent lead content, so handling it wouldn't bear anywhere near the same risk of lead poisoning that handling pure lead does. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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