Lead Scales
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Thank you for this information. I looked up the Washington Monument on Wikipedia and there is a detailed discussion about the aluminum cap.
I'm now convinced. These scales must be aluminum and I would absolutely keep them. Nothing can replace the history associated with what aluminum meant when the razor was new.
I'm now convinced. These scales must be aluminum and I would absolutely keep them. Nothing can replace the history associated with what aluminum meant when the razor was new.
Slash McCoy
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Aluminum or Magnesium. Take a scraping from the inside. Aluminum shavings will burn but is difficult to get hot enough to ignite and doesnt self sustain readily. Magnesium shavings will ignite with a match easily and burn quite vigorously with an incredibly bright flame. Wear safety goggles or face shield.
That would not differentiate between aluminum and lead. Only ferrous metals, with the exception of some rare earth metals, are affected by magnetism.
My opinion is that they are most likely a cast aluminum set of scales. However, just from the pictures, it could be tin as well. In cast form they have a similar lustre and color.
Lead, pewter and some stainless are not magnetic, so not a definitive test.
lead is extremely soft as a metal, even at 1/4 inch thick you can still bend it with little effort. the only good lead has ever had is added weight, bullets, and some manufacturing such as soldering. my bet is either pewter or aluminum, the fact that they are super light says its the later.
a fun test i was taught while learning machining and metal working was the spark test, you could tell what metal you had by the color, length, and shape of the spark.
a fun test i was taught while learning machining and metal working was the spark test, you could tell what metal you had by the color, length, and shape of the spark.
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What color spark does mercury make? [emoji6]
Now I wish I never sold that big 8/8 Klass aluminum scaled chopper. Had no idea it was a high end razor...
Red and blue, from the lights on the hazmat van that comes to clean up the mess you made by attacking a puddle of mercury with a grinding wheel
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