Propane Tanks - Brass

thank you for the reply gustavus I'm still new to this so I think I'm going to avoid the flame till I feel comfortable with it ... but leaving behind brass for somebody else to claim I don't see that happening =)+ very cool thanks again

Tetanus Cowboy

Tetanus Cowboy I have tried to reply to your question in a private message you sent me twice, your mailbox is full. Please do some maintenance, you will not receive new message from anyone until you make room by deleting old messages.

Take no offense here, it is a nuisance to take the time to reply only to have the message come up mailbox is full.

My reply to your tantalume question, it is not worth as much as you think, it is less than $50.00 a pound, there is a tantalum mine in Manitoba they ship the concentrates to a company in he U.S. for refining.

Tantalum is used in capacitors as an oxide or sheet, it finds uses in the lab made into crucibles and other vessels, industry uses it in foils, sheet, tubing and plate. It is easy to recognize by the gray surface oxide is none magnetic and it is highly resistant to acids.

I've only had in my possession a few pounds which came from some very large and heavy vacuum tubes used on the dew line up north in the early detection radar system not enough to bother trying to find a market for.

I realize this is off topic, but I did not want you to think I was avoiding your question, then I'm out the door making my trip to the scrap yard some 3 hours away and will not be home until late afternoon tomorrow.

Regards
Gustavus