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Big Insulator



Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I have a 6" diameter by 10" tall insulator that I
decided to clean up, for use on my coil. I tried
cutting the metal ends off with a dremel cutoff disk.
After a short while, what I thought was some sort of
glue, began to burn a familiar blue. Sure enough, it
had a strong sulfur smell to it. So I took it outside
and heated up the metal cap with a torch, and watched
the "lava" ooze out. Does anyone know if this is pure
sulfur, or some mixture? I'll probably heat the other
end with a heat gun, which may avoid some of the
noxious fumes generated.

For anyone wanting to remove insulator endcaps,
heating is WAY easier than grinding or cutting. Just
watch the fumes.

Adam