thewildething

Very interesting, its scary how damaging a shell going off in a mortar can be.

That 3 inch salute was pretty amazing,

Marcus

I dont think the person on ebay uses a proper courier to be honest. It says in his feedback, he uses a first class stamp and envelope.
I think, having done some research, that its gonna cost around 30 quid to post with a courier.
Id pay 50p a meter for some, how much have you got?

Stick it in a strong container and stick it in the post I say, lets face it it wont ignite by itself, and if the lorry/sorting office was to catch fire a few yards of mg aint gonna make any difference.

Its your call.

Marcus

I shall have a look around and see what I come up with,
How big are the rolls? 25mtr? how much do you want per mtr? or per roll?

I shall probably take some if we can get a courier for a reasonable price, which courier shipped it to you ?

Thanks Mate

Marcus

yes indeed, a spondiferous bang of almost biblical proportions after 2 ships collided and the one with amm. nitrate floated around on fire in the harbour until it went up killing over 1000 onlookers and reporters who gathered at the quayside to watch the fun!

Yes but according to research, the ship also had rather large shells on board, they were set off by the heat from the fire which in turn set off the AN, info from National Geographic IIRC.

Marcus

This is what someone who sells it on ebay has said:

" This item is regarded as dangerous goods DG Class 4.1 (Flammable Solid), therefore require transport by a special courier. The item will be dispatched using an authorised company by road transport and it will be appropiately labelled with the hazardous nature of the metal and packaged by approved UN Class 3 (unbreakable) container."

Anyway I want some magnesium ribbon, are you thinking of selling it or disposing it? I would like some if its going cheap , I could help you sort postage aswell

Thanks

Marcus