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The Short Questions Thread (4)
Gd was sourced from onyxmet, sold as an element. It sholld be pretty good.

I have a chloride solu ...
9-4-2026 at 20:18
by: j_sum1
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Thanks Sulaiman. I did see that.
Coming back after a couple of hours out of the house, and the last ...
9-4-2026 at 01:36
by: j_sum1
Gadolinium chemistry - unexpected transient yellow compound
I was just starting a project preparing some Gd salts. Initial step was to dissolve some metallic Gd ...
8-4-2026 at 23:14
by: j_sum1
What are the dumbest laws regarding chemistry that you've heard about?
Not a law, but an OHS compliance issue.
Work8ng for a school doing distance education, I got into s ...
7-4-2026 at 19:38
by: j_sum1
The Impossible search for sulfuric acid in the uk
[rquote=706272&tid=161581&author=The_BasementChemist]

What was your set up cost for this? ...
6-4-2026 at 19:25
by: j_sum1
Filtering large volumes of liquid
Can you take a photo?
I am having some difficulty in visualising how the filtering works.
4-4-2026 at 21:15
by: j_sum1
The Impossible search for sulfuric acid in the uk
[rquote=706223&tid=161581&author=The_BasementChemist]
Do you have any recommendations for w ...
3-4-2026 at 20:03
by: j_sum1
The Impossible search for sulfuric acid in the uk
Tough.

If you are prepared to boil down, and are already working with copper sulfate, I can recom ...
1-4-2026 at 04:05
by: j_sum1
Nitric acid stains
Aaah. Nitrated skin. Everyone does this at least once.
Unfortunately, not a reversible reaction.
U ...
29-3-2026 at 19:01
by: j_sum1
Survey of Aussie (and NZ) members
[rquote=706117&tid=161357&author=Twospoons]Auckland. Mucking about with nickel plating at pr ...
29-3-2026 at 00:37
by: j_sum1
Where do you guys get your glass from?
Pretty much everything from ebay.
It is not high quality, but I am usually not doing anything that ...
28-3-2026 at 02:05
by: j_sum1
Survey of Aussie (and NZ) members
World's slowest survey. :)
27-3-2026 at 19:23
by: j_sum1
Issues Loading the SM Website
Well, this is excellent news.
Thanks, Polverone.
25-3-2026 at 02:12
by: j_sum1
Liquidating my entire homechem collection
You will need to provide a location and give some details on how you want to do this - pickup, deliv ...
19-3-2026 at 23:40
by: j_sum1
Potassium Ferricyanide from ferrocyanide via H₂O₂, NaNO₂
Photographic suppliers also sell ferricyanide.

I needed some ferro and had a hard time locating i ...
19-3-2026 at 00:04
by: j_sum1
Spyderco's LC200N steel.
This is called pitting.
Basically, a mini galvanic cell is created which accelerates corrosion in a ...
22-2-2026 at 01:18
by: j_sum1
Exotic thermites & analogs
[rquote=698197&tid=10249&author=Twospoons]Has anyone tried using ironsand in a thermite? My ...
17-2-2026 at 17:06
by: j_sum1
Favorite beginner experiments
Definitely doable.

One of the problems with alkali metal salts is that they all appear the same: ...
12-2-2026 at 18:26
by: j_sum1
Favorite beginner experiments
Ok. Here are some cool projects that I can recommend – mostly beginner stuff.
[list]
[*] Thermit ...
10-2-2026 at 19:33
by: j_sum1
Favorite beginner experiments
I have lots of thoughts on this.
I will update later.
9-2-2026 at 22:59
by: j_sum1
New mining technology with closed loop membrane electrolysis
This sounds interesting. My first thought is that it is energy intensive, but the figures you cite s ...
3-2-2026 at 14:35
by: j_sum1
Issues Loading the SM Website
This is a frustrating problem and I agree with the bulk of what has been said here. The solution may ...
25-1-2026 at 19:20
by: j_sum1
Glassware For Sale from previous Organic Chemistry/Biotechnology laboratory (!) Updates progressively
There is some good looking glass on that spreadsheet.
Shipping glass half a world away always takes ...
10-1-2026 at 20:15
by: j_sum1
A black ink and fabric dyes from spent coffee pods
This sounds rather cool.
I might havd a go myself with some fpent coffee grounds.
10-1-2026 at 03:00
by: j_sum1
DIY zeolite
@ wittymoniker
Welcome to SM.
Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with how this board wor ...
26-12-2025 at 23:42
by: j_sum1
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