Chlorothene was wonderful stuff. In the '70's, I used to see millwrights
toting open 5 gal buckets of it to big compressors or turbines during
turnarounds. It was used like water. Of course, the plant made several
hundred thousand pounds of it every day, so the cost was not a problem. I
never heard of anyone who suffered any injury from exposure to it other than
de-oiling skin.

Randy



By the time I was in the shop, carbon tet was not being used. They used
1,1,1, trichloroethane (Chlorothene) instead. It's the same stuff that
used to be found in Tap Magic and other brands of ferrous tapping
solutions,
as you likely know.

Using it also is a good way to kill yourself.

That's a little extreme if you're talking about Chlorothene. No one died,
and as far as I know, no one lost their health. Well over 100 machinists
worked at the facility. I fully agree with carbon tet.

So, nobody talks about it
today. In fact, I won't talk about it any longer. Don't do it, and
you're
on
your own.

They're still talking about Chlorothene, so much so that pints of old
formula Tap Magic are selling for $50. It's worth every penny if you're
tapping difficult material.

Harold