A while back I stopped at a garage sale and found this big weight. I bought it thinking I would really make a good buy if it was lead; if not I will use it as a compact tractor weight. I really think it must be the dreaded zinc as it is quite hard and from the wording on it. I'm hoping someone can tell me just what it is and what it's use was. Thanks. Emery
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Heck I dont know but iam guessing a anode if iam right did I win anything good
Reloading to save money I am sure the saving is going to start soon
1+ for the anode guess.........most likely from some boat or ship......has the dreaded "Z" on it
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i think you have a piece of babbit i have one that looks like that weight is about 7lbs on mine i got mine from a well driller that uses it to put in the end of drill cabel it will make real hard boolets but dont get in a shotmaker shotman/rick
ever what it is it is about a pure as you can get .is the lettering zinv? tried to goole with what is on the anode it brought electro plating anodes both zink and tin. if it melts at 797+ degrees it is zink. Bill
dude it says zinc right on it
Yeah the "zink" and "elektro" would certainly remove all doubt that it is an anode. By the way, zinc melts at 787 degrees.
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here's the msds on it
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Well, that pretty well clinches it. Guess it's a nice $2.00 tractor weight now. Thanks for all the help guys. EmeryOriginally Posted by uncle joe
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Emery, just how heavy do you think this thing is?. Know anyone who shoots cannons?. If so they will probably buy it as they use the dreaded zinc to cast cannonballs. Lighter than lead. Just a suggestion. Frank
What is an anode?
Marko--what is an anode? Possibly that gizmo Mazo Kid has. Many folks seem to think so.
Frank, I'm just guessing, but would say it goes over 60#. And....I do have some small cannons, it would save on the WW and lead use for sure. Also have several buddies who shoot larger guns. Thanks. Emery
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Anode is someone you borrowed money from, and you have re payed them.
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An anode is a sacrificial piece of metal used to stop galvnic reaction. They are used on many metal things, such as boat motors, metal fuel tanks, water heaters, power plants, etc. The anode gives up electrons to corrosive action, preventing the desired metal from corroding. Or something like that. DALE
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an anticathode
It might be unweildy but useful against a cathode ray emmitter (an insidious instrument used to scramble brains).
Last edited by fatnhappy; 06-24-2008 at 09:08 PM.
Oh No,He's got a SNAKE now!!!
Listen to dale -
Prolly from a ship, boat or some industrial application to stop corrosion
on something they care about a lot.
You had one in your home water heater, but most of them are long
gone and never replaced, which is why you eventually have to buy a new
water heater.
Bill
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