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Isopropyl alcohol, 5 mL
Ideally drier than azeotropic, Some hydroponics stores sell 99.9% these days. Ethanol or methanol may also work.
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Bismuth Chloride, 0.1 gram
Can make by burning pepto bismol, then reacting with hydrochloric acid, then drying
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Magnesium strips
Often sold for lighting fireworks or thermite. Other magnesium alloys may also work
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Pliers
Any device for compressing the laminate during firing
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Blowtorch
For heating the laminate to the sintering temperature of the bismuth/creep temperature of the Magnesium.
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Aluminum block
For impact welding tests
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Steel block
For impact welding tests
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1/4-20 bolts
~2 inch length - thick enough to go through the steel and aluminum blocks
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1/4-20 wingnuts
For sealing the impact welding tester
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rubber gloves
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