Flammable beltsander!

[Parm]

Is that the same stuff they used to keep in jars of oil in science classes at school?

That’s lithium

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That’s lithium

Thanks. Maybe another faux pas on my part , it could have been water. I remember being fascinated by the stuff and that we couldn't nick some of it like we could the 'hot ice'...

 

[skotl]

There's nothing to this fabrication lark

Now making an aluminium replacement for this bit:

 

[cheb]

Thanks. Maybe another faux pas on my part , it could have been water. I remember being fascinated by the stuff and that we couldn't nick some of it like we could the 'hot ice'...

That's phosphorus. It reacts with oxygen and can spontaneously combust.

 

[Seadog]

Lithium, calcium, sodium and phosphorus are all stored under oil. The metals just require a hint of water and they're off. Phosphorus just a sniff of oxygen.