On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:02:47 -0800, Kevin Miller
wrote:

Well, if you can find talc powder. Most of what we call talc powder
seems to be marketed as 'baby powder' and is actually largely corn
starch if memory serves.

If it has corn starch in it, it will say so on the label. Otherwise
it is talc, whether it's baby powder, body powder, foot powder, or the
white powder on your white rice (yep, really).

Talc powder is finely ground soapstone I think - not sure I'd want that
getting into my bearings and such. Think I'll stick to waxing the
surface of my machines...

While talc is mineralogically related to soapstone, they're not the
same thing. Talc is softer, and neither will hurt your lathe...he
didn't say to powder it like you were changing the baby, after all!

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