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<DIV>Dear List: </DIV>
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<DIV>I think maybe there must be another brand of graphite grease I =
don't know
about, but, concerning "D.A.G." It simply is
<STRONG>D</STRONG>-<EM>denatured</EM>, =
<STRONG>A</STRONG>-<EM>Alcohol</EM> and,
yes, <STRONG>G</STRONG>-<EM>Graphite</EM>. The vehicle is the denatured =
alcohol
(same as in Garfields pin-block restorer) The binder is the graphite =
itself-ever
use a pencil on a piece of paper? :-) When it =
dries up
in the container just add denatured alcohol and shake or stir well and =
it is
like new. All there is to it ! end of thread for =
me.....
:-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Greg Torres</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Ron =
Nossaman
<<A
href="mailto:nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET">nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET</A>><BR>=
To: <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Date: =
Friday,
November 28, 1997 11:11 AM<BR>Subject: Re: graphite =
lubricants<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV></FONT>>At 07:55 PM 11/26/97 -0600, you
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>-----Original =
Message-----<BR>>>From: Jon
Page <<A
href="mailto:jpage@capecod.net">jpage@capecod.net</A>><BR>>>To=
: <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>>>Da=
te:
Tuesday, November 25, 1997 12:42 PM<BR>>>Subject: Re: Grand =
knuckle
material<BR>>><BR>>><BR>><BR>>Ding, wrong, thank you =
for
playing. Graphite greas is powdered graphite<BR>>mixed in grease, =
just like
it says. <BR>>(has a certain symetry doesn't it? %-)
).<BR>><BR>>Dag is NOT graphite grease in that it doesn't contain =
any
grease. Since it<BR>>DOES contain graphite, it's graphite... er, =
something
else. I don't know<BR>>what the vehicle and binder is in Dag, but =
there is
one, and it ain't<BR>>grease! Does anybody know for sure? I'd love to =
be able
to whip up a batch<BR>>of something quickly for those times when I =
find my
Dag has developed "dried<BR>>lake bottom" syndrome since I =
last
used it and I need something right now.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>>Errata: I'm told that "stale beer" was used as a =
binder
for graphite in<BR>>times past. Sounds like an excuse to me. Any port =
in a
storm, and all that. <BR> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>>>It seems to me that graphite grease is powdered =
graphite mixed
with<BR>>>>petroleum jelly; yes, =
no?<BR> </DIV></BODY></HTML>