XPost: alt.fan.cecil-adams
In article <
bogus-7F493D.00512803042016@four.schnuerpel.eu>,
Jack Campin <
bogus@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=74250&cat=1,43000,51208
"The chuck is driven by a pair of 14 tpi pinion gears. These are
cast from a magnesium-thorium-zinc alloy, which allows them to be
both light and strong while giving them exceptional resistance to
wear, creep, corrosion and rot."
That material sounds like something I'd expect to find in an
anti-tank shell. You really wouldn't want to let a spark hit it.
...and don't forget, it's also radioactive!
But not very. Its main use has been in lighter flints.
Hmm. Is it pyrophoric?
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