sheepdog
03-17-2009, 12:21 PM
Read that safety matches contain antimony and arsenic so tried a little experiment. Added 2 burnt matches and 4 dead (once water logged) matches to a pot of a single muffin on wheel weights. Nothing else was added. After letting the weights melt and using the matches to burn to powder as flux I skimmed the dross and reset in a muffin pan.
Difference was very noticeable. Dull gray specks in the mix. Very very hard and less lead rub off on my hands. Muffin almost feels stiff like cast aluminum. I don't have a hardness tester but would like someone with one to run the same mix and see what happens. I realize this is a small ratio but might be something to this.
Difference was very noticeable. Dull gray specks in the mix. Very very hard and less lead rub off on my hands. Muffin almost feels stiff like cast aluminum. I don't have a hardness tester but would like someone with one to run the same mix and see what happens. I realize this is a small ratio but might be something to this.