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| mfletch:
Hi all I've got a friend who is a plumber so gets plenty of old taps etc can anyone tel me if you can just melt these down or would the chome cause problems. Also can you melt down and cast a mixture of brass and bronze |
| dawesy:
Sure someone with more knowledge will come along but I'm sure chrome gives off nasty fumes when melted? I could be wrong though. |
| RobWilson:
--- Quote from: dawesy on February 15, 2015, 09:02:34 AM --- I'm sure chrome gives off nasty fumes when melted? I could be wrong though. --- End quote --- You would be spot on , ist not advisable to be melting items that are chrome plated ,it can be removed chemically. At the end of the day household plumbing/electrical fittings are made from junk , more Zinc than anything else. Personal I would not bother with them , better to go to the scrap yard and buy and ONE large old Bronze casting and melt that . Rob |
| mfletch:
Thanks guys it would have been a good source of brass but if its junk I will leave well alone |
| chipenter:
The underground fittings ie fire hydrants and some heating valves are gunmetal . |
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