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Posted by ravensworth2674 on May 1, 2008, 4:46 pm
Please log in for more thread options On May 1, 8:12=A0pm, Richard Edwards
> On Thu, 1 May 2008 12:22:35 +0100, David Littlewood
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> >>> Hi
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> >>> I have an old tin of Trefolex cutting compound which has a lot of
> >>> metal chips in it =A0- presumably from dipping the tap in directly. I
> >>> was wondering if heating it till liquid and straining (stirring as it
> >>> cooled) it would be bad idea ???
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> >>> Any experience with this ?
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> >>> Tim =A0Nash
> >>> South Africa
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> >>Don't see why not. Rather than straining, I'd be inclined to warm it up
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> >>a layer of chips and dirt.
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> >Or even just leave them at the bottom - judging from my 20-year old tin,
> >my as-yet-unborn grandchildren will be passing it on to their heirs.
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> >David
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> I used to use "Trefolex" when screwing conduit and thought it was crap
> then! I hope that your heirs will be better pleased than me <G>
> I have two half tins of Rocol RTD plus a half tin of "Vanco". They
> will do me and my heirs. I think that I "binned the "Trefolex", if I
> still had it I would do the test for the OP, report back then bin it.
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> Richard
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Looking at the Google comments, i would think that any of the really
explosive things would have gone now. It suggests things like tallows,
sulphurs, and such are still in the tin. Why not warm it up.This is is
what people have been doing with it on lathes and drills and things=3D=3D
and actually buying it for this.
Where's Mark Rand? He'd tell you
Norm
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> I have an old tin of Trefolex cutting compound which has a lot of
> metal chips in it - presumably from dipping the tap in directly. I
> was wondering if heating it till liquid and straining (stirring as it
> cooled) it would be bad idea ???
>
> Any experience with this ?
>
> thanks
> Tim Nash
> South Africa
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