From: Ka-POP! on
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> Arrgghhh! MEK?!?!?! You can still GET that stuff?
>
> Hope you used respiration! That stuff is hazardous! Coming from one who
> used to dunk his hands into tanks full of MEK to clean circuit boards.

I used it outdoors and it still got to me.

>
> Have you already commissioned the new tank? If so, continue, if not, try
> Jaffarian's in Haverhill MA. They have "Internet" pricing, and I got a
> $525 Supra tank from them for $325.

My mechanic friend has the tank. His machine shop acquaintance quoted
him a price of $200 for stainless steel and said he may even be able to
do a bit better than that price.

>
> Good luck with your project; is it up and running?

Not yet. The machine shop should have my tank Monday.

Karl
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:30:33 -0600, Ka-POP! wrote:

> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
>
>> Arrgghhh! MEK?!?!?! You can still GET that stuff?
>>
>> Hope you used respiration! That stuff is hazardous! Coming from one who
>> used to dunk his hands into tanks full of MEK to clean circuit boards.
>
> I used it outdoors and it still got to me.
>
>
>> Have you already commissioned the new tank? If so, continue, if not, try
>> Jaffarian's in Haverhill MA. They have "Internet" pricing, and I got a
>> $525 Supra tank from them for $325.
>
> My mechanic friend has the tank. His machine shop acquaintance quoted him
> a price of $200 for stainless steel and said he may even be able to do a
> bit better than that price.


TWO HUNDRED BUCKS FOR STAINLESS STEEL?!?!? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I paid $325 for just a regular old steel tank!!!! Why didn't you post this
4 years ago! WOW!


>
>
>> Good luck with your project; is it up and running?
>
> Not yet. The machine shop should have my tank Monday.
>
> Karl

From: Ka-POP! on
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> TWO HUNDRED BUCKS FOR STAINLESS STEEL?!?!? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I paid $325 for just a regular old steel tank!!!! Why didn't you post this
> 4 years ago! WOW!

Well, er, uh, I didn't *have* this problem 4 years ago. But, for your
sake, I almost wish I had!

Karl