DoChenRollingBearing
Yellow Jacket
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OK, I was always using "pmbug.com" over the past week or so with no success arriving back here, Bug just told me to try "www.pmbug.com", so I am back and pleased to be back among my buds!
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I just sent out a check for $709 for a toz of iridium (powder form), once I get it OK, I will let you all know where you can get it.
elementsales.com offers iridium as well (but at $980 in a "blob" -- however that is arguably prettier than metal dust). Some of you may recall that I bought an oz of osmium from elementsales.com.
Osmium is the rarest of the (non-radioactive) elements, it is also the heaviest, but is slightly toxic (when it oxidizes into osmium tetraoxide it is BAD).
Iridium is produced about 10 times as much as osmium and is (of course) more used in industry. It is very hard ("Mohs scale" (rocks, imperfect but well known measure) about 6.5, harder than glass, about the same as hard steel).
That makes four of the six platinum-group metals that I (will) own! All I lack is ruthenium and rhodium. I know that you can get rhodium in a 1 oz bar at kitco.
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I am happy to be back! Best to you all!
EDIT: "pmbug.com" now works OK as well. Bug suggested I try it as well.
OK, I was always using "pmbug.com" over the past week or so with no success arriving back here, Bug just told me to try "www.pmbug.com", so I am back and pleased to be back among my buds!
***
I just sent out a check for $709 for a toz of iridium (powder form), once I get it OK, I will let you all know where you can get it.
elementsales.com offers iridium as well (but at $980 in a "blob" -- however that is arguably prettier than metal dust). Some of you may recall that I bought an oz of osmium from elementsales.com.
Osmium is the rarest of the (non-radioactive) elements, it is also the heaviest, but is slightly toxic (when it oxidizes into osmium tetraoxide it is BAD).
Iridium is produced about 10 times as much as osmium and is (of course) more used in industry. It is very hard ("Mohs scale" (rocks, imperfect but well known measure) about 6.5, harder than glass, about the same as hard steel).
That makes four of the six platinum-group metals that I (will) own! All I lack is ruthenium and rhodium. I know that you can get rhodium in a 1 oz bar at kitco.
***
I am happy to be back! Best to you all!
EDIT: "pmbug.com" now works OK as well. Bug suggested I try it as well.
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