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Hi all

According to our inventory, we have these radiation cans.
Does anyone have these and can tell me what size they are as I don’t believe the measurements in the picture would be correct!

Thanks

175mm tall, 49mm diameter sounds about right ....(its not 490mm diameter )

Oh that makes more sense. I was imagining 175mm diameter and 490 height and knew that couldn't be right!

Its always exciting seeing what a new school has squirrelled away . Usually its the same ol same ol , but sometimes you come across some real gems you’ve never seen before .

I’ve been at this school for over 5 years now and I still occasionally open a cupboard or drawer and think whoo , how have I never seen that before ?

I still haven't found them but the teacher came up with an alternative... We are hopefully getting new labs in the next year or two so I am sure I will find plenty of gems when we move in!

bigmack wrote: ↑12 Mar 2021, 08:38 Its always exciting seeing what a new school has squirrelled away . Usually its the same ol same ol , but sometimes you come across some real gems you’ve never seen before .

I’ve been at this school for over 5 years now and I still occasionally open a cupboard or drawer and think whoo , how have I never seen that before ?

Been here nearly 30 years and did a complete stock take of all the equipment during covid and put it away in alphabetical order into compactors (apart from Biol and a bit of Chem and Geology), still found a few things I swear I didn't know we had! I look the equipment up, print off the instructions twice, put 1 in a folder and the other with the equipment. Then I nag the teachers to use it so I can see how it works.

I love it, 30 years is a long time. Lucky school.

We made our own radiation cans - I bought some white and black spray paint, and sprayed a set of Coke cans. I'm thinking I really should have silver in the mix as well, but I have had this set going for over 5 years now.

I'm sure we have those exact ones in black and silver, and we have some different size ones in black and white

The symbol after the 49 can be used to indicate diameter and normally is on technical drawings and similar

Labbie wrote: ↑16 Mar 2021, 11:51 I love it, 30 years is a long time. Lucky school.

If it hadn't given me a refurbish I would have left by now. 2 days a week as labbie. My teachers treat me very, very well, so I am lucky too.

Try forty years in the same school. Is it time to retire? Yes I have the black and white sprayed aluminium cans and the silver ones if we use them are covered in aluminium foil. I think some of the cans are overdue for a repaint though. Spray outdoors using a flat white and flat black paint and try not to inhale.

Thanks, I'll look into making them out of coke cans if I don't find them before they're needed again!