Hi On Apr 6, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Jim Lux <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/6/13 6:08 AM, Lester Veenstra wrote: >> Any TimeNutter worth his/her salt can do that..right! >> > > $100 Presto 23 qt canning style pressure cooker, electric heating elements, > thermocouple probes, some fiberglass insulation to reduce conductive losses. > > Do it in your backyard and have a straw broom handy to detect hydrogen fires. > > Be careful.. 400C is getting close to 660C aluminum melting point. I'm also > not sure the gasket in the pressure cooker can take that temperature.. you > might want to replace it with something else. > > Here's the reaction vessel: > http://www.target.com/p/presto-23-quart-aluminum-pressure-cooker-canner/-/A-660065#prodSlot=medium_1_5 > > > Now, if it's the 1000C+ that Magnus mentioned, that's a bit trickier.. > Probably need a ceramic container. Gee, another use for the Big Green Egg…. I wonder how BBQ grease impacts the annealing process :) I don't think I would want 1000+ C hydrogen running around in a lash up system. There are just to many ways for things to go wrong. Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
