John456
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posted 06-17-2001 07:37 PM
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I was browsing the net and i found a very interesting chemical supplier website. I dont know if its legit, its questionable since its a tripod website, but check it out here: http://members.tripod.com/~bc05/chemical_index.html . The chemicals are quite expensive but the guy is selling almost every chemical imagineable, including benzene and 98% nitric acid. I looked up the guys name in the white pages too, and hes a real person and the address is the same as he posted on the page too. I dont think im going to order from there myself, but if anyone decides to post the results here, im curious as to whether the guy is serious. Hes also selling a lot of labware for some good deals.
Edit: He also has some very nice and very informative chemistry procedures, tips, info etc on his main page if you click on "Chemistry Works Archive". His main page is here: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4444/

I was wondering if anyone had ever tried this site... since this is an archive file from 2001, and the site is still up, I assume he isn't doing that bad. I would definitely try this even if I were going to get ripped off, IF the minimum price wasn't fifty bucks. :( I don't mind 10 but fifty big ones is a tough hurdle.

Has anyone ever ordered here: http://www.hvchemical.com/chemicals.htm? They have a pretty good selection (especially of acids including nitric) for a fair price if you don't mind paying for at least 1 lb. or 500 ml. Although I suppose ordering in larger quantities makes the hazmat fee less painful. United Nuclear is still better for the selection of oxidizers, however, but recently almost all of the oxidizers have been out of stock.

Personally, I try have never ordered chemicals online, but instead try to find them locally to avoid the hazmat costs. The drawbacks are that purity isn't as good when you buy chemicals contained in something for a different purpose...like dusting sulfur which is 90% sulfur and works for some things but seems to have antiflammable additives in it as well :(. Additionally, some things (like instant cold packs) are overpriced for the chemicals (I paid $10 for 4 instant cold packs). Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to obtain sodium nitrate or nitric acid locally though.

Forget about that guy selling chemicals from the tripod website. I knew I recognized that graphic at the top of his page... Its from my oft used Hagenow Laboratories catalog. Hagenow is now called Elemental Scientific and can be found at http://www.hagenowlaboratories.com or http://www.elementalscientific.net

Elemental has the same chemicals that guy is selling, but for less since that guy is buying his stock from elemental.

United Nuclear is still better for the selection of oxidizers, however, but recently almost all of the oxidizers have been out of stock.
United Nuclear folded under the pressure of the CPSC. They were caught up early on in the "M-80 kits" BS that was alleged by the feds and (rightly or wrongly) took the easy way out.

This same bit of legal slight of hand also put Pyrotek in a bind.