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Is "steam oil" good for anything else?
Or should I just pitch it (small quantity)? Bob
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Is "steam oil" good for anything else?
On Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:35 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote: Or should I just pitch it (small quantity)? Bob I should think that the tiny amount of oil a person is able to wring out of steam and collect in a can would be quite valuable...to someone. -- It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctively native American criminal class except Congress. -- Mark Twain |
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Is "steam oil" good for anything else?
On Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:35 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote: Or should I just pitch it (small quantity)? Bob Where are you? I could use some for my model steam angine in Ontario Canada |
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Is "steam oil" good for anything else?
On May 20, 11:49*am, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Or should I just pitch it (small quantity)? *Bob Live steamers would love it. I also had a old-timey recipe for making axle grease for wagons using steam oil after the soap carrier was made up. Called for 50 gallons for making about 1000 lbs of grease, so not really for small quantities. Stan |
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Is "steam oil" good for anything else?
"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message ... Or should I just pitch it (small quantity)? Bob I just remembered that steam oil (also called steam cylinder oil) has some lard oil in it. It's not much, but it has something to do with emulsifying it with condensed steam, I think. This is from 30- or 40-year-old memory, so don't quote me. The old-timers would have a fit if you used motor oil in a model steam engine. But, other than that use, I can't think of anything else for which you'd want just a small amount of lard oil. It's probably not enough to use it as a cutting oil. I once belonged to a model engine club and the steamers had a lot of arcane knowledge. -- Ed Huntress |
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