In a message dated 11/15/1999 9:33:28 PM, you wrote: <<"Graphite versus Soapstone. Any comments?" >> Carman; Soapstone is basically 'talc', with various binders, that occurs naturally throughout the world. The various binders might make some soapstone good for light lubrication and some not so good or even bad. Of course the same could be said of graphite :-) except that in graphite the 'binder is selected by the manufacturer rather than nature. Even then there are various grades of commercial 'soapstone' produced by the addition of a selected binder to plain talc. I don't like the use of talc personally, but I have no quarrel with those who do. Jim Bryant (FL)
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