Damp Action Drying

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Susan:

You got me! I must have been guessing about the washing unless one
just floods the area. I think I like Charles's explanation better
than mine, where he says the soap contains Lanolin which is restored
apparently after the washing I referred to.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Susan Kline wrote:

> Hi, Jim Sr.! Nice to meet you at Olympia, good time had by all.
> 
> One question that I wonder about:
> 
> >The Ivory soap helps
> >wash out impurities which may have remained after the bushing cloth was
> >thoroughly washed prior to flange making.
> 
> When you say the Ivory soap "washed out impurities", where is "out"? Didn't
> the solution stay in the bushing cloth (and wood) until the alcohol and
> water evaporated, leaving everything else (including the soap) behind, or,
> rather, "in"?
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> 
> Susan
> 
> 
> 
> Susan Kline
> P.O. Box 1651
> Philomath, OR 97370
> skline@proaxis.com
> 
> 
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