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Those new production tools - they called them 'women' - were used quiet extensively in that factory

 

There seemed to be quiet a number and .................. the factory appeared to be having no problems with them

 

 

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What's that `metal' they used to prevent distortion when bending pipes? Haven't come across that before.rgmwa

It's called quick metal , used to bend soft metal pipes ,

 

Don't know a lot about it , or what it's made from ,

 

Tried to google it , 0 metal , zero metal,

 

There's one site that goes to doc . For bending brass tube .

 

Maybee some one can look a bit further into it , would be good for bending Alum. Pipe

 

 

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I think it is called Woods metal.... melts in boiling water. A mixture of bismuth, lead, tin and cadmium 030_dizzy.gif.fecc2d0d52af5722561e47dee1add28d.gif from memory.regards

Marcus

I think it is called Woods metal.... melts in boiling water. A mixture of bismuth, lead, tin and cadmium 030_dizzy.gif.fecc2d0d52af5722561e47dee1add28d.gif from memory.regards

Marcus

I thought it might be a bit toxic , otherwise it would still be readily available and used ,

 

Any chemists out there could make a non toxic version ?

 

Cheers Mike

 

 

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Available on fleabay in Aus for $60 odd for 200 gm. Tain't cheap, but available..... I used to have some and play with it

 

60 years back......029_crazy.gif.9816c6ae32645165a9f09f734746de5f.gif

 

regards

 

Marcus

 

 

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Available on fleabay in Aus for $60 odd for 200 gm. Tain't cheap, but available..... I used to have some and play with it60 years back......029_crazy.gif.9816c6ae32645165a9f09f734746de5f.gif

regards

 

Marcus

What's it called on eBay please ?

 

Mike

 

 

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