<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Calin asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Thanks to all for the advice on mixing graphite with alcohol. I = did just <BR>that and rubbed it on the jacks with a old piano hammer. Well, it = worked <BR>well enough, but not perfect. The thing is, it won't stick very = well. <BR>Certainly not as well as the old graphite, which forms a pretty = thick film <BR>on the face of the jack.<BR>So, did the builders add some secret = ingredient to the mix in the old days <BR>to make it stick?<BR><BR>What should I do?"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Calin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Considering that a lot of the workers = were German.......They mixed the powdered graphite with BEER! There is = some sugar content left, which will help the graphite to stick. Also, mix it = about the same consistency as you would Hot Hide Glue. Once it has dried, = burnish with leather, (the shiny kind, not the buckskin kind.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>