[Tigers] ARE Libre wheels

Thomas Witt atwittsend at verizon.net
Thu May 20 00:06:45 MDT 2010


 >>>His (Smitty's) response was: "That's Magnesium.  I'm not gonna weld 
that.  If it catches fire, it'll burn right through the concrete."<<<

I remember in high school we had an aluminum smelt.  Kids would bring in 
cans and melt them down to make "T" shifter handles. One day the crucible 
had a strange glow.  The teacher got out the tongs and throw the offending 
metal in a water tank. 15 minutes later I had to get to another class, but 
it was still burning away when I left.  The metal of course was Magnesium. 
It truly was like a miniature "China Syndrome."

Tom


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