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Fw: Good sources for etching solution (nitol)?

Hello Bob and List,

Ward's Scientific sells concentrated nitric acid .  500 ml is smallest
quantity and costs $18.75   You will have to do your your mixing with 95%
(190 proof) ethanol.  Ward's can be reached at 1-800-962-2660.   Ward's
website is useless for product info.

Fisher Scientific also sells it.  They have an extensitve website catalog,
but the URL escapes me.

Because of federal hazardous materials rules, both companies want acid
orders on a letterhead (any company, institution, school, etc. will do) so
they are not technically selling to the general public.  If you have a
computer, you can make your own and fax in your order with a credit card.

Be careful to follow the instructions in either Norton's or Bagnall's books
(both have excellent instructions with all the necessary precautions).

Steve
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Steven Excell
Seattle, Washington USA
E-Mail: excell@concentric.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob King 
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 7:24 PM
Subject: Good sources for etching solution (nitol)?


I have sure enjoyed many of the postings on this list and appreciate the
interesting disagreements as well as all the humor. My question concerns
nitol.
I made some of my own to etch several iron meteorites some years ago. I
would like to etch another but have been unable to purchase the required
nitric
acid for the etching process. Can someone point to a source for pre-mixed
nitol? I only need a few ounces. I have tried the Mile High Meteorite
"etching
solution" link but have been unable to get a reply as of yet.

Thanks so much for your help -- Bob King (Duluth, MN)