Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

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CCRN
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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by CCRN » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:11 am

Where is a good place to buy denatured alcohol and how is it different from isopropyl alcohol? I've been using isopropyl to clean my boro glass.

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by Jules » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:12 am

Hardware store.

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by ednisley » Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:11 pm

CCRN wrote:how is it different from isopropyl alcohol?
Denatured alcohol is basically poisoned vodka: it has enough methanol (or other additives) to kill you, but not enough to affect ethanol's useful properties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol

Isopropyl alcohol is straight-up poison, but a great solvent for common gunk-on-glass:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

Both come from big-box home supply stores in convenient metal cans...

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by wisdomknight » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:28 pm

thank you both. I think I could manage it.
I just wish I had a torch, my propane grill seems a bit inconvenient trying it on.

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by insta » Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:27 pm

wisdomknight wrote:thank you both. I think I could manage it.
I just wish I had a torch, my propane grill seems a bit inconvenient trying it on.
The can of alcohol plus a bog-standard propane torch will run you a grand total of $15 at a hardware store. It's about the cost of a nozzle + shipping, and will resurrect a clogged nozzle a few times.
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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by wisdomknight » Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:21 pm

insta wrote:
wisdomknight wrote:thank you both. I think I could manage it.
I just wish I had a torch, my propane grill seems a bit inconvenient trying it on.
The can of alcohol plus a bog-standard propane torch will run you a grand total of $15 at a hardware store. It's about the cost of a nozzle + shipping, and will resurrect a clogged nozzle a few times.
good to hear!

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by wisdomknight » Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:21 pm

Jules wrote::lol: ROFL! Killing off the customers...never a good idea!

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LOL

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by zemlin » Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:36 pm

I use a #80 drill bit in a pin vice to clean out the .35mm nozzles. I have a .24mm plug gauge (more of a wire than a plug) that I have used for the .25mm nozzle.

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by wisdomknight » Sun Aug 21, 2016 3:42 am

zemlin wrote:I use a #80 drill bit in a pin vice to clean out the .35mm nozzles. I have a .24mm plug gauge (more of a wire than a plug) that I have used for the .25mm nozzle.
you know that reminds me I have metal airbrush cleaning pins.
Im thinking I might have a size that fits the nozzle.

Thank you for the idea!

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Re: Banding Getting Worse...Poor Quality

Post by wisdomknight » Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:22 pm

The installation of a new nozzle didnt go as planned;
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4394&p=28736#p28736

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