--- big snip --- >Good luck with your experiments. Oh by the way, Fred indicated that >the flange is cleansed/sized and it has to be wood grain alcohol in the >form of bourbon to do the job correctly. Tim: I hope Wild Turkey doesn't have any wood alcohol (Methanol) as it will make you blind first, then dead. dave >Tim Coates >University of South Dakota >On Aug 11, 2004, at 9:08 AM, James Ellis wrote: >> Tim Coates seems to think some of us are being "uppedy". I disagree. >> The >> question was about remedies for verdigris, and other than a few jokes >> about >> Wild Turkey, that's what the answers were about. Tim also credited the >> "List" with considering 25 years as "permanent". No, that didn't come >> from >> the list, that was my remark when I said I did not consider 25 years >> to be >> "temporary". >> >> Other than a few unfortunate jokes, I think the responses came straight >> from the experiences of those who responded. I know mine did, and I >> was >> not trying to be "uppedy". I have had complete success with new parts, >> good success with re-bushing and re-pinning, and very poor success with >> solvents and/or lubricants. It has come to the place where I will not >> put >> any liquid into a bushing that will not completely evaporate - and >> that's >> why I use pure grain alcohol and distilled water for shrinking. >> >> I know what Tim is saying, and I raise this question. Tim, do you >> know >> for a fact that the problem was really verdigris, and not something >> else? >> Now, as for the "Wild Turkey". I think some were too quick to pass >> this >> off in a joking manner. As I recall, this stuff is charcoal filtered >> and >> aged in charcoal casks. Charcoal is mostly carbon, right? And so it >> graphite, which we all know is a darned good dry lubricant. So, >> what's in >> the Wild Turkey that's going to be left behind when the alcohol and >> water >> evaporate? I'm sure you follow me. Is it going to be some sort of dry >> lubricant, or some sort of goo, or what? We know something is going >> to be >> left behind, because that stuff is not a clear liquid. It does have >> some >> color. What about good old Tennessee Jack Daniels? That's worth a >> try too. >> >> I think my next little research project will be to visit the >> neighborhood >> liquor store, buy some samples, put some samples out in a clean glass >> dish, >> let it evaporate, and see what kind of stuff is left behind. I'll let >> you >> know later. >> >> Will you settle for that, Tim? >> >> Jim Ellis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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