Eric,

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:12:27 -0700 (PDT), Eric Jorgensen wrote:

> I checked a couple MSDSs and Woods' Metal is:
> 
> Bismuth   50%
> Lead      25%
> Tin       12.5%
> Cadmium   12.5%
> 
> All fairly nasty heavy metals that should be handled with some thought.

Well Lead and Cadmium, certainly, but if Tin is a problem then the baked beans industry is in for a shock!  
:-)

And isn't Bismuth used as a medicine?  I always understood that the "Bis" in Pepto Bismol was Bismuth?

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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