In a message dated 3/28/2000 10:30:26 AM, you wrote: <<Is mineral spirits, almost pure methanol? If so it can soften a hammer down quite radically. Roger.J>> Roger; No Methanol and Mineral spirits (aka "white spirits or solvent") are completelty different compounds. Methanol is a distillation of wood by-products, i.e. cellulose/glucose/ carbohydrate,etc. Whereas Mineral Spirits is a petroleum distillate.. I would never recommend that Mineral spirits be allowed anywhere near hammers :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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