Where to get condees crystals?

[Waldo]

G'day,

Well after a lot of ringing around and asking I've finally found a supplier: The Meadows Produce Store, 161 Canterbury Road, Kilsyth. 9761 4506.

Which is very local for me, so woohoo!

They sell it in 1kg bags for $23.50.

So my next question. How much to use and ratio to water to stain two chairs?

SWMBO has been on my back for weeks on this telling me she wants the chairs done before Christams, "Yes beautiful I will", I say - you get the idea.

[conwood]

Mrs Condee.

[Waldo]

Mrs Condee.

G'day Conwood,

No, Mrs Waldo.

[craigb]

G'day,

Well after a lot of ringing around and asking I've finally found a supplier: The Meadows Produce Store, 161 Canterbury Road, Kilsyth. 9761 4506.

Which is very local for me, so woohoo!

They sell it in 1kg bags for $23.50.

So my next question. How much to use and ratio to water to stain two chairs?

SWMBO has been on my back for weeks on this telling me she wants the chairs done before Christams, "Yes beautiful I will", I say - you get the idea.

A few grams should do it. :eek:

I think you've got a lifetime supply.

[Ramps]

Waldo
thanks for the feedback
Must think to look in a produce/stockfeed store for them next time, they prob use them to treat horses or stock
Ta

[MurrayD99]

I believe that potassium permanganate is now a restricted substance due to being an ingredient in self-igniting incendiaries. That is probably why it was only available in very small quantities.

It is not dangerous by itself - only when mixed with another common substance - not glycerine but close!

regards
Coldamus

Yes indeed. I know the answer to this question. Very satisfactory in the right proportions. Not powerful enought to get you into orbit but not bad at all. Now a 23Kg sack of it.... That would make a decent purple stain across the veldt.... By the way; I don't think you can buy blasting fuse anymore either....

[Waldo]

By the way; I don't think you can buy blasting fuse anymore either....

G'day MurrayD99,

I can get some caps and fuses through my farmer FIL who has an explosives licence. But he can be a bit tight with things like that.

Anyway, so what's the ratio of how much crystal to water?

[coastie]

If you have got someone you hate or intensely dislike,put it in a brown paper bag,and lob it into his swimming pool.:eek:

[MurrayD99]

G'day MurrayD99,

I can get some caps and fuses through my farmer FIL who has an explosives licence. But he can be a bit tight with things like that.

Anyway, so what's the ratio of how much crystal to water?

I never used it for any purpose except making loud bangs (or sometimes lots of smoke if you got the mix wrong).

Sorry, Waldo, can't help with your recipe. Fizzzzzzzzzzzzzz!:confused:

[Iain]

If you have got someone you hate or intensely dislike,put it in a brown paper bag,and lob it into his swimming pool.:eek:

Far tooooooo many politicians, couldn't afford it

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

1tsp. per litre is a suitable wash for wood.

I just confused the bejeezus outta Waldo with a PM saying 1 tsp. per quart.

From the Woodworkers Gazette:
Staining Blotch-prone Woods
Homemade Stains & Colourants

(just to add the info to the forum's knowledge base for all to access... )

Try mixing a small portion (like, half an aspirin's worth) 50:50 with glucose and see what happens. Who needs matches?

[Waldo]

G'day Skew,

Yeah be nice to Waldo, I get confused very easily.

[Waldo]

Try mixing a small portion (like, half an aspirin's worth) 50:50 with glucose and see what happens. Who needs matches?

So I've got 100g to do my chairs. I'm getting 1kg next Friday, so 50:50 with glucose makes a very big noise?

If you see a mushroom cloud over Kilsyth, it's a bit like Jericho and I've blown the hell out of me shed and everything else around me. insert evil laugh.

[Iain]

No, just a fairly intense sort of bubbling fire, rub the mixture on your hands on a cold day to warm them up

[Ramps]

Waldo
You've got me interested
be good to post a before and after photo so we can see the effect of potassium permanganate crystals on wood.
Having used it on skin (human and dog), in water for sterilization and with various other things to make pops, bangs and fizzes I'd like to see the staining effect on wood.
Ta