[Jewelry making - Article 00036] - Re: [Orchid] Borax & Alcohol flux mixture?

[Katherine Palochak]

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>      Katherine, denatured alcohol is ethanol, or grain alcohol, to
>     which a small amount of a denatureing agent is added. That's
>     anything they can add to make it toxic and unfit to drink. By far
>     the most common agent is methanol, which is your wood alcohol. But
>     it's mostly the ethanol. Pure methanol is a good deal more
>     dangerous to work with, since the fumes are more toxic than those
>     of ethanol, and the small amount of methanol needed to denature the
>     ethanol doesn't greatly increase the toxicity of the fumes. 

    Hey Peter, thanks for your succinct clarification on "denatured,"
    "wood alcohol," and "methylated alcohol." I learned a lot from these
    postings. The EverClear works well for me, and it's cheaper than
    denatured alcohol in the hardware stores here. And the advantage of
    the EverClear is that if I've had a bad day that I would prefer to
    forget, I can always take a snort!

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