[Jewelry making - Article 01634] - Re: [Orchid] Safe pickle?

[R . E . Rourke]

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>     You might want to check your source of information or possibly in
>     the UK there some versions of the ph down that are as you say
>     sodium bisulfite. But my bottle of it is definitely labeled sodium
>     bisulfate and as far as I know all the powdered ph decreasers sold
>     in the US are sodium bisulfate not sodium bisulfite. 

    all of the variants work equally well as a pickle..Ph down- the pool
    chemical-A Ph lowering agent is the cheapest equivalent to Sparex #2
    on the market..And one doesn't have to pay Krohn Industries for the
    soap or what ever it is they decide to add as filler in a given year,
    or considering the source, which "tech" you speak with at Krohn..they
    are an abominable company AT LEST, at best- making a fortune off of a
    highly unstable( if a heat wave causes the inert ingredients to
    change the batch to something that has to be reprepared it is not
    worth buying in the first place- nor distributing- and inconsistent
    product, by those less informed at the alternatives and where to buy
    the same ( NaSo4) unless you want to buy a 50 gallon drum of it-costs
    about 62 cents a pound (US measurements), but shipping makes up for
    any relative savings. So, the NaSO4- or Sodium Bisulphite sold in the
    pool stores, garden centers, and wal-marts of the planet are a large
    enough savings to warrant at least as an industry giving Krohn a run
    for its bad corporate management, poor service, horrid yanqui
    attitude and their refusal/paranoia at "divulging " product
    information- particularly for those people that make jewlery but hate
    computers and therefore don't or won't go look it up in the product's
    patent registration, or other free information sources..Yet, need to
    be respected regardless of age or of technological affinity and
    recieve answers to information - about Sparex #2 of all things. 

    About a year or so ago I asked that people stop supporting Krohn due
    to the exact same lack of service and information they refuse to
    discuss civilly..perhaps I should have said I was with poison
    control..but I know where to buy a far cheaper and exactly identical
    chemical so hanging up the phone seemed the sanest choice..and a
    letter or two to the BBB ( for what they are actually worth!) and the
    "chemical police" will serve my purposes well enough. IIf all you
    jewelers, and teachers would simply stop patronizing them on both
    large and small scales, then they might get the message through their
    thick yanqui skulls....that customer information is not optional but
    a requirement of selling to the public, and that someone requesting
    information - not through a 1-800 # probably has a good reason for
    calling..
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