Phil,
acetone scares me. It aromatic, carcinogenic and scary stuff. If I
may suggest-stay away from it. Mike
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:
> Stefan Trethan wrote:
> > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:23:47 -0000, Phil <phil1960us@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I get a quart of acetone for like $2.50 from home depot
> >
> >
> > Well then i REALLY have to change my supplier ;-)
> >
> > it was more like 10eur / 500ml
> >
> >
> > How is cour can? sheet metal with a plastic snap lid?
> > I was really upset when this bottle was suddenly empty.
> > (i had kept a small glass bottle with a rubber lid in a drawer
> > in close reach, which was also dried out....)
> >
> > ST
>
> Well it's what's in most nail polish, so it isn't that
immediately deadly,
> and they are also usually plastic bottles but it's high density
plastic, other
> plastics may not hold it as well. Most hardware shop types are in
a metal can
> with metal lid, and thin paper or plastic for the seal. Note that
the smaller
> cans are often nearly the cost of a larger can, and your 500ml
bottle may well
> have been marketed for special use etc and been extra expensive.
Or could be
> extra taxes etc for Europe, no telling but check your hardware with
the paint
> thinners etc. It's usually a bit cheaper even than other thinners
in the US if
> you find the right places.
>
> I just use it, it seems to be a bit easier than laq thinner and
I just
> minimize the exposure and contact. Doesn't matter to me much if it
stains the
> board a bit, and it's not there long enough to really be soaking
deep into the
> epoxy etc so hard to see any possible real harm from it, the traces
cover the
> adhesives for the most part etc. Haven't had any problems that
would drive me
> to something else at all.
>
> Alan