I've seen machinist transfer dye for sale and have thought of trying it. Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Pinblock transfer agent > >> Thanks, Ron. Where to you get the powdered graphite. > > A pound can of it (325 mesh) jumped up at me, waving it's arms > yelling "I'm really cheap! Buy me!" at an estate sale, so I > bought it - really cheap. Googling produces some sources. > > >>I've used dag >> before, I'd like to try it with water as a vehicle. >> Fenton > > It dries out really quickly and doesn't stick to the plate > nearly as well as what they used at the factory, but it's > quick and easy. There's probably a better vehicle, but I > haven't pursued it. I expect that whatever is on the plate was > the same stuff used for bridge tops. I was told the vehicle > was beer, but you know about those "Iwastolds". > > Could use some research though... > > Ron N > >
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