Many customers, especially around Christmas time, ask if we sell chemistry sets. Up until recently, we have had to say no, since decent quality chemistry sets are extremely hard to find these days, and we prefer not to sell the "wimpy" ones.   We have finally located a company that can supply a reasonable chemistry set.   (See item CHEM.50, "Chemistry Lab Kit" below.) 

A few scattered elements:
CHEM.01   Magnesium, metal, fine wire   $2.95/tube
CHEM.02   Magnesium, ribbon, 1 metre   $4.00/metre
CHEM.03   Zinc, metal, chips, 50 g vial   $3.00/vial
CHEM.04   Iron, metal filings, 35 g   $2.00/vial
CHEM.05   Carbon (graphite) extra fine powder 6 g   $4.95/tube
ELEC.06   Nickel electrode element   $5.00 each
ELEC.07   Aluminum electrode element   $2.00 each
ELEC.08   Iron electrode element   $2.00 each
ELEC.09   Lead electrode element   $3.00 each
ELEC.10   Copper electrode element   $3.00 each
ELEC.11   Carbon electrode element (round)   $3.00 each
ELEC.12   Zinc electrode element   $3.00 each
ELEC.47   Brass electrode element   $3.00 each
ELEC.79   Tin plated iron or nickel   $1.00 each
ELEC.91   Bronze   $7.00 each
ELEC.92   Stainless Steel   $5.00 each
ELEC.93   Magnesium   $6.00 each

We are occasionally asked by home schooling parents to provide several hard to get chemicals, especially various metal chlorides and nitrates. For these customers, we now have these chemicals available individually, or in an assortment as follows.

Chemical Assortment - Chlorides
Individually packaged, one (1) gram each of:
Calcium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Copper Chloride,
Lithium Chloride, Strontium Chloride, Cobalt Chloride
CHEM.35   $14.95 pkg

Chemical Assortment - Nitrates
Individually packaged, one (1) gram each of:
Calcium Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrate,
Magnesium Nitrate, Strontium Nitrate, Barium Nitrate
CHEM.36   $14.95 pkg

Chemicals
We sell chemicals in small amounts for science experiments.  Most teachers, homeschoolers and science fair students find this is a convenient way of buying what they need without purchasing (for example) 2 kilograms of something from a big chemical supplier, then have 1.995 kilograms laying around unused.  There are limits to the types and amounts of chemicals we can carry. We have however, greatly expanded the number of chemicals we have available, due to customer demand. Here are some of the more common ones that we get asked to provide in small quantities. (As some of these materials are potentially harmful or even fatal if misused or abused, persons purchasing chemicals must be over 18 years of age and will assume all responsibility for the transportation, storage and use of the materials after purchase. The buyer will be required to sign a Dangerous Goods Declaration and Agreement to that effect, before purchase is made.)  A word about shipping... If necessary, chemicals may have to be shipped by courier, as it is usually unsafe to send them by regular mail.  Liquid chemicals are particularly dangerous.  This MAY result in an additional shipping charge if the chemicals cannot be delivered by hand or picked up at our Calgary showroom.  If necessary, the MINIMUM additional shipping charge for courier service is $25 per shipment (NOT per chemical) so it may be to your advantage to order several chemicals at the same time.  Courier charges will increase with greater distance from Calgary, with the most expensive situation being shipment across international borders, typically into the United States. 

CHEM.01   Magnesium, metal, fine wire   $2.95/tube
CHEM.02   Magnesium, ribbon, 1 metre   $4.00
CHEM.03   Zinc, metal, chips, 50 grams   $3.00
CHEM.04   Iron, filings, 35 g   $2.00
CHEM.05   Carbon (graphite) extra fine powder 6 g   $4.95/tube
CHEM.06   Copper Sulfate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.07   Sodium Thiosulfate, 40 g   $3.00
CHEM.08   Potassium Permanganate, 10 g   $3.00
CHEM.09   Lead Nitrate, 20 g   $3.00
CHEM.10   Potassium Iodide, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.11a   Bromothymol Blue, 0.04% sol’n, 30 ml   $6.00
CHEM.12a   Hydrochloric Acid, 10% sol'n, 30 ml   $3.00
CHEM.13   Aluminum Potassium Sulfate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.14   Ammonium Phosphate, monobasic, 50 g   $4.00
CHEM.15a   Methylene Blue, 1% solution, 30 ml   $8.00
CHEM.16   Calcium Acetate, 30 g   $4.00
CHEM.17   Calcium Hydroxide, 50 g   $2.00
CHEM.18   Ammonium Chloride, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.19   Sulfur, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.20   Aluminum Sulfate, 20 g   $3.00
CHEM.21   Calcium Chloride, 40 g   $3.00
CHEM.22   Sodium Tetraborate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.23   Potassium Nitrate, 30 g   $3.00
CHEM.24   Sodium Nitrate, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.25   Potassium Chloride, 30 g   $3.00
CHEM.26   Potassium Chlorate, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.27   Potassium Sulfate, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.28   Copper Chloride, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.29   Lithium Chloride, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.30   Strontium Chloride, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.31   Barium Nitrate, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.32   Calcium Nitrate, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.33   Magnesium Nitrate, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.34   Strontium Nitrate, 1 g   $3.00
CHEM.37a   Benedict's Solution, 30 ml   $6.00
CHEM.38   Iron Sulfate (Ferrous Sulfate), 40 g   $3.00
CHEM.39   Zinc Oxide, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.40   Oxalic Acid, crystals, 30 g   $4.00
CHEM.41   Calcium Oxide, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.42   Magnesium Oxide, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.43   Cobalt Chloride (Cobaltous Chloride), 1 g   $4.00
CHEM.44   Iron Chloride (Ferric Chloride, Iron (III) Chloride), 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.45   Sodium Bisulfite, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.46   Potassium Dichromate, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.47   Polyvinyl Alcohol, solid (comes with instructions and slime recipe), 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.48   Magnesium Chloride, 50 g   $4.00
CHEM.49   Urea, 40 g   $4.00
CHEM.52   Magnesium Sulfate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.53   Sodium Hydroxide, 50 g   $4.00
CHEM.54a   Glycerine, 100 ml   $5.00
CHEM.55a   Phenolphthalein, 30 ml, 0.5% solution in 70% isopropyl alcohol   $8.00
CHEM.57B   Copper, metal shavings/chips, Grade "B" shredded recycled wire.  Not a pure substance.  May contain up to 10% contaminants, notably tin/solder, plastic bits.  50 g   $3.00  (For clean, solid copper, see ELEC.10 above)
CHEM.58a   Phenol Red 1% solution, 30 ml   $8.00
CHEM.59   Barium Chloride, dihydrate, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.60   Sodium Sulfate, 50 g   $4.00
CHEM.61a   Iodine Solution for starch test, 30 ml   $8.00
CHEM.62   Nickel Sulfate 6-hydrate, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.63a   Sulfuric Acid, 0.5 M solution, 30 ml   $4.00 (This is NOT concentrated sulfuric acid, so don't ask)
CHEM.64.lab   Manganese Dioxide, laboratory grade, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.64.nat   Manganese Dioxide 85%, native (natural, unrefined), 10 g    $3.00
CHEM.65a   Silver Nitrate, 0.1 M solution, 30 ml   $8.00
CHEM.66   Copper II Sulfate, anhydrous, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.67   Copper Nitrate (Cupric Nitrate), 10 g   $3.00
CHEM.68   Citric Acid, 40 g   $3.00
CHEM.69   Sodium Carbonate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.70   Lycopodium Powder, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.71   Ethyl Alcohol, 90.7% ("Reagent Alcohol"), 250 ml    $8.00  (Used as fuel for alcohol burners or to extract pigments from organic material)
CHEM.71c Denatured Alcohol (denatured ethyl alcohol), 250 ml  $8.00 (Used as fuel for alcohol burners)
CHEM.72   Ammonium Nitrate, 20 g   $4.00
CHEM.73   Sodium Iodide, 10 g   $4.00
CHEM.74   Calcium Carbonate, 50 g   $3.00
CHEM.76   Potassium Hydroxide, 50 g   $4.00
CHEM.77a   Biuret Reagent, 30 ml   $8.00  (test for proteins)
CHEM.78.50ml   Methyl Orange Indicator, 0.1%, 50 ml   $8.00
CHEM.79   Luminol, powder form, 1 g   $20.00
CHEM.80a   Nitric Acid, dilute, 30 ml   $4.00

Litmus Paper
100 strip vial, red litmus turns blue when exposed to a base (alkali) and blue litmus turns red when exposed to an acid.
INDC.01   Blue Litmus Paper   $2.95/vial
INDC.02   Red Litmus Paper   $2.95/vial

pH Test Paper
While litmus paper (above) tells if substances are acidic or basic, pH paper tells you how strong those acids or bases are.  OK, we used to sell this as the old orange paper strips, 100 per vial, but we have been told by our supplier that those strips are not very accurate, and that is why they were cheap (at least they were honest about it!).  So we set out to find a better quality pH test strip, and found one.  So now we have pH Test Strips, 3 pad type, wide pH range (1 to 14), 50 strips per pkg.  These are MUCH more accurate than the old, single-colour orange pH test paper that we used to sell.  Unfortunately, they are more expensive as well (26 cents per test).  But hey, you get what you pay for. 
INDC.14   pH Test Strips, 3 pad type, range 1 to 14   $12.95/pkg of 50