[Shop-talk] Where to get glycerin?

[Michael Porter]

On 5/20/2011 9:32 AM, Pat Horne wrote:
> Arvid,
>
> How about trying a bottle of kid's bubbles? The kids stuff is thinner, 
> but it should work. Our propane distributor used to make his own by 
> shaving a bar of Ivory soap into a squirt bottle, then adding water. 
> It formed a saturated solution of soap that worked fine. Big brother 
> later declared that the solution needed to be traceable in case of an 
> explosion, so he had to switch to a purchased product.
>
> You might check with a propane distributor or your local gas company 
> to see if you can get a small quantity of what they use. I suspect it 
> is available at big box stores, or plumbing supply stores.
>


The stuff we used to check for natural gas leaks was called "Snoop," 
manufactured by Swagelok, p/n MS-SNOOP-8OZ.


Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


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