Re: tungsten carbide magnetic?

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Original poster: "colin heath" <colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

hi there,
            in the welding electrode the thorium is there to help sustain
the sharp point needed for dc welding . a zirconiated electrode is much
better at maintaining a ball shape end. the content isnt down to power
handling.
i may be telling you what you already know but just thought i would put in a
welders input.
i dont think you wil benefit from anything except that you dont want to
grind any heavy metal dry or burn it unshielded(inert gas)
cheers
colin

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> Original poster: "GEORGE STEIN" <afa2fg@xxxxxxx>
>
> Hey David,
>    Thanx for the info......I shot commercial fireworks shows for 15 years
> and now I work with lions and tigers. I thrive on danger....Bwa Haa
> Haa..... Lions and tesla coils both bite but lions are much louder.
>    Anyhoo, I will be on the lookout for those magnets, maybe the price
will
> come down a little.
> Later
> George Stein
>
>
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> >Original poster: DRIEBEN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >George,
> >
> >I got them off of ebay from the seller "emovendo",
> >but they weren't cheap. Like $150 each, I believe.
> >Also, if they ever come in contact with one another
> >with any part of your body in between, like your
> >fingers, for instance, you WILL be in a pickle and
> >you WILL chip the magnets at their contact points!
> >Ask me how I know this 8^0 I smashed my finger tips
> >pretty good just slipping my fingers out from between
> >them! They were pretty darn sore for the next few days
> >and I consider myself fortunate that I wasn't injured
> >any worse than that! NFeB mags of this magnitude are
> >indeed dangerous.
> >
> >David Rieben
> >
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> >From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Date: Thursday, April 7, 2005 6:27 pm
> >Subject: Re: tungsten carbide magnetic?
> >
> > > Original poster: "GEORGE STEIN" <afa2fg@xxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Hey David,
> > >   Where did you find those big honking magnets??? I wouldn't mind
> > > having a
> > > few of them to experiment with.
> > >
> > > Thanx
> > > George Stein
> > > Bedford, Va.
> > >
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> > > >Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > >Scot,
> > > >
> > > >Yep, as a matter of fact is was (2) 5 lb., hockey puck shaped
> > > >and sized N48 neodymium-iron-boron magnets that were stuck
> > > >together as one 10 lb. magnet that I was sticking them to ;^)
> > > >Don't ask about why they were stuck together :^O Anyway,
> > > >since they are stuck together now, I decided to use them as
> > > >a single magnet since they cannot be seperated, barring a
> > > >good charge of dynamite! The drilling blanks would stick to
> > > >the magnet(s) but not anything like an equivalent sized piece of
> > > >steel. And the drilling blanke do NOT transfer the magnetism
> > > >from one end to the other like ferromagnetic metal does,
> > > >even with the monster NdFeB magnet. In other words, you
> > > >can't make a "chain" by sticking another drilling blank to the
> > > >one that's stuck to the magnet. This material transfers virtually
> > > >no magnetism.
> > > >
> > > >David
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > >Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:45 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: tungsten carbide magnetic?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>
> > > >>
> > > >>Hey David...
> > > >>
> > > >>first off what kind of magnet did you check this out with?   I
> > > just tried
> > > >>testing pure tungsten welding ( TIG ) rod on my extremely
> > > massive
> > > >>Neodynium magnet and found it to be paramagnetic...  but then
> > > again the
> > > >>magnet will make aluminum paramagnetic  ( this magnet is so
> > > strong it
> > > >>creates a "magnetic black hole"   :)    it will suck the keyring
> > > from
> > > >>your pocket at 2 feet   , will mess up a TV at 5' ,  stop a DC
> > > motor at
> > > >>6" (( if it doesnt suck it up first))   kill a cheap watch at 8"
> > >  and
> > > >>gawd forbid ...   Never let the matching other magnet even get
> > > close to
> > > >>it within 12"    ( nearly impossible to get them apart)....
> > > uhoh   Im
> > > >>rambling...
> > > >>use the drilling blanks    they are cheaper than pure tungsten
> > > at any
> > > >>diameter above 1/8"...   drilling blanks dont have thorium ( as
> > > where the
> > > >>welding  variety does and thorIUM is radioactive....  yes
> > > breathe deep
> > > >>when you run that gap  ;)   )  glowing in the dark is fun...  :)
> > > >>
> > > >>but do you need that extra diameter?   I am using 1/8" dia pure
> > > welding
> > > >>tungsten no thorium ( and you know what power Im dealing with ;) ...
> > > >>and have very little wear and erosion problems..   plus the
> > > minimal
> > > >>diameter makes it easier on disc design and dwell time...
> > > >>
> > > >>and to be honest...   Id worry more about vaporized cobalt than
> > > the
> > > >>thorium....     off topic  Id really be worried about beryllium
> > > most of
> > > >>all   check out the tables  its some weird stuff...
> > > >>
> > > >>Scot D
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