AI6YR BenLet's see if you can use hot glue to plug holes in steel tubing (temporary). Trying to figure out a way to fill the tube with lye for awhile to dissolve remnant aluminum seatpost. Hot glue can be chipped out easily later. #BikeRepair #BikeTooter
Survey says.... not water tight, but it's only a slow drip. #BikeRepair #StuckSeatPostQuest
So, I think the next thing here will be putting the entire bike in a large plastic bin (to contain any wayward drain cleaner). Plan for disposal of said drain cleaner will be the drain (municipal sewage), eventually, or massive dilution with water in the yard (not preferable).
Ended up I was a bit short on drain cleaner. I need to figure out where the lye is here. I did manage to dump a bunch of sodium hydroxide sludge down the edges of the tube... will let it sit out there for a day. (probably won't do a lot... very cold, which is bad for chemical reactions). #BikeRepair
Emily Velasco@ai6yr use whatever is leftover to make soap! Start looking for a free source of fat
Stumpy The Mutt@MLE_online @ai6yr I've actually washed with soap made from lard and lye in an attempt to improve my accuracy in Civil War reenacting. I smelled a little like bacon for a while. My dogs loved it.
@StumpyTheMutt @ai6yr I have made soap out of lye and lard. I think I even have a few bars of it around here still
Steve's Place@StumpyTheMutt @MLE_online @ai6yr My Dearest Edna,
After 6 weeks of fighting the Rebs, the men came upon an unguarded stockpile of lard soap on the hill we chose to encamp upon. As everyone was damn sick from not washing their hands for so long, I let them wash with those accursed bars.
Not 5 minutes later, every dog in the county was headed our way! Not only was our position revealed, the dogs would not stop licking our hands!
The enemy, having a keen eye for unnatural movements of wildlife, realized it must be us! In a flash, we were surrounded! There was only one chance for escape!
We rolled the remaining barrels of lard soap down that hill in the direction of their positions, and waited. The dogs took care of the rest.
We're far removed from there now. It has been mostly quiet. The men have come upon vats filled with this "whiskey" stuff. They tell me it's a common substitute for water.
They never taught me any of this at war college. I have so much to learn.
All my love,
Ed
Kevin Leecaster@ai6yr
Cadmium pollution from chrome should not go to the municipal wastewater treatment plant, not sure that matters in this case.
If this is a common concern, I would recommend making a small lined (a bucket or something) filled with kitty litter to "dispose" of it and leave for your descendants to "deal" with. Heck, it may turn into a commodity by then.
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I'm not allowed to quote post that. I was going to by saying follow this guy for more McQuiver lessons.
I'm not allowed to quote post that. I was going to by saying follow this guy for more McQuiver lessons.