Re: [ATM] Melting Pitch

[Gordon Baldwin <gordonbaldwin@comcast.net>]

I went to wallmart and got a cheap coffee maker. drop the pitch let  
it heat. It keeps the temp but doesn't let it get too hot.

On Jun 14, 2005, at 9:17 AM, Royston_Jeremy@emc.com wrote:

> Hello Richard,
>     These days the people are a bunch of wimps. No risk, no fun!
> I melt it in a tin on the electric cooker using low heat, keep  
> watching it
> all the time.
> You can also cover the tin with aluminium foil and put it in the oven,
> temperature about 140 deg C.
> Remember that melting pitch and trimming the lap can lead to  
> domestic stress
>
> Best wishes, Jerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net] On  
> Behalf Of
> Richard
> Sent: Dienstag, 14. Juni 2005 17:59
> To: ATM List
> Subject: [ATM] Melting Pitch
>
> Hi ATMers,
>
> It's been many a decade since I melted pitch. In this safety
> conscious PC world, how do we melt it now?. The H&S (MSD) sheet
> says not to let e naked flame anywhere near it, yet I'm sure
> that's how I did it when I were a lad.
>
> One piece of information that I cannot find is the actual
> melting point of it. I'm using bitmumanous coal tar pitch called
> Gugolz 63 and 74. Is the Gugolz number equal to the melting
> point in degrees C by any chance?
>
> It's frightening the stuff you forget as you get older :(
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
>   Richard in the UK
>
>
>
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Gordon Baldwin
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