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Post by Pat on Jul 5, 2016 9:55:21 GMT -5
icatz Yes, I heat the sodium bisulfate in the crock pot. Don't notice any more fumes than in regular pickle --- which is also sodium bisulfate. Yes, neutralizing it is fun. Once I put in way to much baking soda. Wow!
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Jul 6, 2016 6:49:28 GMT -5
Thanks Pat. Do you have to neutralize the sodium bisulfate?
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Post by Pat on Jul 6, 2016 10:37:38 GMT -5
Both official pickle and pool stuff are sodium bisulfate. So yes, neutralize both.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jul 6, 2016 18:07:12 GMT -5
Both official pickle and pool stuff are sodium bisulfate. So yes, neutralize both. I am quenching in water then placing in rio pickle solution in the crock pot. What do you mean by neutralize? Is that an additional step? Chuck
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Post by orrum on Jul 6, 2016 18:19:30 GMT -5
When your pickle goes bad you neutralize it b4 throwing it away. Put a little in at a time to neutralize. When it quits fizzing you can throw it away. The pickle will get gritty sediment after a while. LOL Or you put metal tongs instead of copper or bamboo in the pickle and it turns to jello. LOL
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Post by Pat on Jul 6, 2016 20:20:56 GMT -5
Agree with orrum. . Quenching in water is fine prior to pickling. If the heat of the piece makes the water splatter, it is only water. If you put a piece too hot in pickle, it is acid that splatters. Bad. I don't quench , but wait a few minutes and gently put in pickle. But neutralize with baking soda. . As Ortum says , a little at a time or you will have a growing fizzy mess.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Jul 9, 2016 18:13:10 GMT -5
For cushioning and raising cabs in settings I hit upon another material one night when I ran out of sawdust and had a job to get out quickly. I rummaged around and found a piece of the thin plastic foam that seems to come with virtually every item you buy these days. I don't know what it's called but maybe it'll be recognizable from the image. You can use as many layers as desired and it isn't affected by water which makes sawdust rancid and sometimes smelly. Don't use heat on it though!
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