graphite lubricants

[Ron Nossaman]

At 07:55 PM 11/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 12:42 PM
>Subject: Re: Grand knuckle material
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Ding, wrong, thank you for playing. Graphite greas is powdered graphite
mixed in grease, just like it says.  
(has a certain symetry doesn't it? %-)  ).

Dag is NOT graphite grease in that it doesn't contain any grease. Since it
DOES contain graphite, it's graphite... er, something else. I don't know
what the vehicle and binder is in Dag, but there is one, and it ain't
grease! Does anybody know for sure? I'd love to be able to whip up a batch
of something quickly for those times when I find my Dag has developed "dried
lake bottom" syndrome since I last used it and I need something right now.

Errata: I'm told that "stale beer" was used as a binder for graphite in
times past. Sounds like an excuse to me. Any port in a storm, and all that. 

Answers gratefully received, Ron



>>It seems to me that graphite grease is powdered graphite mixed with
>>petroleum jelly; yes, no?
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>Jon & List:
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>"Dag" graphite grease is graphite suspended in denatured alchohol only I
>believe.....
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>Greg Torres
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 Ron Nossaman