From: "Frank Q" 
To: "Andreas Derwahl" ,
        
Reply-To: "Frank Q" 


Hi All

In the interests of safety and for those that don't know, acetone peroxide
is a high explosive and is dangerous - just as silver fulminate (a
by-product of silvering mirrors which may form under some circumstances)
is.

So be careful !!

Cheers

Frank Q

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Derwahl" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:48 AM Subject: RE: ATM removing Meade 12.5"


>
> > Chill the solvent and peroxide in
> > ice, slowly add
> > the acid, and save the little white crystals.   If you can
> > collect and dry
> > them, you will have enough acetone peroxide to do a nice job
> > of removing the
> > mirror.
>
> ... and yourself!
>
> In case someone feels tempted to test this, be prepared for a big
surprise.
>
> Andreas
>

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