----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:55 PM Subject: Wick adventures
> Gentlemens, >I have some interesting (to me) firebrick wick experiences to >pass along. Well I am glad you are having some success, Harry. I was inspired by all the chit-chat to hack into some board bought from a UK firm Shestos who sell it as a suitable base board for hard-soldering. It sure is heat resistant & is porous so I thought I would give it a try. Much harder stuff than the stuff I have used for radiant ceramic burners. Upended a ~1.5" length ~3/8" square in a pot of meths. Well the meths did flow up, but even when encouraged by a general soaking it was clear that the meths was burning off the top surface far faster than the flow of the meths up the material. I guess I will have to wait 'till Diamondhead to see exactly what sort of material you guys are playing with.Wish I had paid more attention to the Dutch guy I met a couple of years back who was having great success with a 'hard ceramic' meths burner in his loco. Art Walker, Guildford, England.
