Hi Terry (and Joe), I wasn't picking that nit. Joe's first statement to use 1/2 the amount of lanolin is contradicted by his subsequent 3:1 recipe. So either he should have said to use 1/3 the amount of lanolin or else his recipe is inaccurate. I'm thinking that the exact ratio is probably not a major big deal, actually. I'm mostly curious as to why use so much less lanolin... I believe I have seen the 1:1 ratio before, so I just wonder if lanolin has caused, or has potential to cause, problems of some sort. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>wrote: > Not to try and steal your thunder Paul, but Joe stated it correctly - > perhaps unconventionally from a mathematical standpoint (least common > denominator), but accurate non-the-less. The way he stated it is a 3:1 PJ to > Lanolin ratio. > > Joe is part of the generation that measured large volumes with "acre-feet" > and well yields with gallons/day/ft./ft. He just doesn't say what "part" he > is using! ;-) > > Terry Farrell > > On Sep 16, 2009, at 2:48 PM, paul bruesch wrote: > > I'm curious why less lanolin? Does it have some undesirable property that > we should avoid? > > And do you actually mean 3:1 PJ to lanolin (which isn't the same as "1/2 > that amount"!) or 2:1 PJ to lanolin?? > > Thanks, > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net > > wrote: > >> "VJ Lube >> >> 1 part pure Lanolin >> 1 part petroleum jelly >> Talc >> >> Heat in a coffee can in a pan of water until it's turned to liquid. >> Add as much talc as it will absorb. >> Store in the small film containers." >> Too much Lanolin, IME! Best do 1/2 that amount. Also, the best vessel for >> doing the 'melting' is a baby food jar inside a glue pot or coffee warmer >> setup. >> Modern version: >> 1/2 part pure Lanolin, (Pharmacies have it) >> 1 1/2 parts Vasoline Petroleum Jelly >> Microfine Teflon Powder >> >> Hope that helps, >> Joe >> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) >> Captain, Tool Police >> Squares R I >> >> >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090916/6d9ca47d/attachment.htm>
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