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Posted for Mark Steitle <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>:

I started to send a post a week ago on the subject of Methylene Chloride,
but figured that since nobody else had mentioned it that it was a non issue.  So why was I having trouble finding MC in Austin, TX.

Here's my story:  I live in Austin, TX and just started on my ES fastbuild
and have been gathering the necessary tools/materials, and a few other things that are just too cool to pass up.  However, I have been all over town looking for a supplier for MC but have been unsuccessful.  None of them carried MC, but everyone did offer to sell me MEK.  I finally located
a chemical supplier in San Antonio that carried MC, but with a minimum purchase of 55 gal.  Since I didn't think I would need quite that much, I
gave up and called Lancair and was told to just use Acetone.  So, I went
to the local Wally-Mart and bought a gallon of acetone.  Now I just need
to watch out for ignition sources when prepping my parts for bonding.  I
was told more than once that it has pretty much been taken off the market
by stricter OSHA regulations.  So, I went to the OSHA web site and found
the full story.  There is a full MC history of what has been happening
with OSHA and the EPA on this stuff at: <http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/methylenechloride/index.html>.  Probably more information than you will ever want to know.  As long as Lancair approves, I will go with acetone.

Mark Steitle
Austin, TX

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