Carnuba and dust collectors back

[James Grebe]

Hi Ted,
That is what I did.  I melted a small amount of the carnuba into the melted
can of Briwax.  I guess it will be a bit harder when I use it again.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Simmons <ted@brevard.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: Carnuba and dust collectors


>James,
>   I have just returned from the North Carolina PTG Conference and my wife
>and I visited many antique shops on the way up and back.  One of the shops
>sold a product called "Briwax" which is a mixture of carnauba and beeswax
>mixed with toluene as a carrying agent.  If it's a carnauba wax product you
>were trying to mix, "Briwax" might be what you're looking for.  The
>manufacturer can be reached at 1-800-327-4929.  If you have a FAX machine I
>can fax you their brochure.
>
>Ted Simmons
>Merritt Island, FL
>
>>    Yesterday I bought a pound of carnuba wax flakes/crystals/powder.
>>($16.95)  I tried melting it in a baby food jar in my electric glue pot.
>>Didn't work.  I then took it upstairs and put the jar in a pan and boiled
>>water with the jar sitting in it.  It melted.  I let it cool and it
>>solidified again and came out just as hard as it was before except it was
>>now a solid mass.  I then took the melted carnuba and melted my regular
wax
>>and mixed the two.  Does any one have experience with the proper way to
mix
>>this carnuba to where it is useable?  I suspect that the carnuba did not
mix
>>with my regular wax and when I get to it in the can it will be clunks of
>>hard mass?  The people at the woodstore didn't know any more than I do.
>>
>>Is anyone using the bag type dust collectors in their shop?  I looked at
the
>>Jet 1 hp unit and the Delta 1.5 HP unit.  Has anyone tried picking up
>>shaving from a working lathe?  Are you using a second stage (trash can) to
>>collect the heavier stuff before it goes into the bag?  Any opinions?
>>Thanks
>>
>>    I thought this would make a good Christmas present for my wife, don't
>>you think? :>)
>>
>>James Grebe
>>R.P.T. of the P.T.G
>>pianoman@inlink.com
>>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals
in
>>St. Louis, MO
>
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