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Chlorate/oxygen candle, a chemical oxygen generator used in submarines.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...034#post140901
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...092#post164922
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...328#post188727
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_generator
I never knew, thought it might be informative.
Mark
I bought a propane/oxygen “welder” once at the state fair. It used standard small propane bottles. And solid round sticks that you had to light then stuff into a canister, close the lid the light the propane torch. I was never very successful welding anything with it. About the time things got hot enough the weld the oxygen would run out. Had to be over 50 years ago. I think the “sticks” were labeled SolidOx.
Found one for sale on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/35411062682...d9b4075ae3d7bd
I had one of those solid-ox welding torches as well. I bought it from an ad in the back of Pop-sci. Not bad for small jobs on light gage metal the ox sticks burned up too fast. I did manage to build a gas tank for a motorcycle using it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by hemmjo
The solid-ox stuff was made out of Sodium chlorate
Very interesting. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko