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Fred Conte
02-14-2008, 1:56 PM
I just purchased a 5 gal can of DNA ($50) from my local hardware store but the label said Denatured Alcohol Solvent and contains less than 4% Methanol.
Is this the correct stuff, I had to order it so the store won't take it back if it isn't. I thought DNA was just pure denatured alcohol without additives, perhaps I'm mistaken...
Thanks for your input!
Fred
Steve Schlumpf
02-14-2008, 2:02 PM
Fred - sounds like you have the right stuff! The brand I use (there are others) is Sunnyside and it lists the Methanol as less than 4%.
Fred Conte
02-14-2008, 2:20 PM
Thanks Steve that's the name on my can too!
Jason Roehl
02-14-2008, 2:33 PM
The methanol is to make it poisonous so that the hardware store can sell it without a liquor license, otherwise it would be identical to Everclear, and priced accordingly--probably about double what you paid for it when you figure in excise taxes.
Ben Gastfriend
02-14-2008, 2:48 PM
It'll work.
robert hainstock
02-14-2008, 3:06 PM
I don't turn green wood, so only use samaller containers of the stuff, but alcohol and water have a love affair, and rapidly absorbeach other. The why it works for drying wet wood. I use it for shop solvent. in quart bottles ay the drug store. (rubbing).:)
Bob
Philip Morris
02-15-2008, 10:11 AM
The methanol is effectively the "denaturing" or poisoning agent in the alcohol. Other denaturing agents used include: gasoline, kerosene, and various ketones. Yours is mostly ethyl alcohol, which is much less toxic than the methanol, so you have the right stuff.
Fred Conte
02-15-2008, 10:49 AM
Thanks to everyone for your input...you guys are great!
Chris Padilla
02-15-2008, 10:51 AM
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleic_acid) that contains the genetic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics) instructions used in the development (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_biology) and functioning of all known living organisms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life). The main role of DNA molecules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecule) is the long-term storage of information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information). DNA is often compared to a set of blueprints (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint), since it contains the instructions needed to construct other components of cells (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29), such as proteins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein) and RNA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA) molecules. The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene), but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the use of this genetic information.
It is Friday, right?! ;)
Jason Roehl
02-15-2008, 11:26 AM
Chris, can you drink that, soak bowls in it or mix shellac with it? :D
Yep...FRIDAY (and I'm off today...gotta be noon somewhere, right?)
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