On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 3:28 AM, Adrian Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > We have 2 or 3 sets if Xcelite nut spinners at work with the torque sleeve > and they've always stunk, I started there in 2004 and they weren't new then > so it's obviously been a thing for a long while!
I have some Xcelite tools from the early 1980s. They have been stinky for over 30 years. The large amber handles with the metal insert (for screwdrivers and nutdrivers) even frequently accumulate a crusty white "rind" that wipes off with a little effort, but returns after sitting in a drawer for a few months. Definitely a butyrate stink (I used to run chemistry shows at The Center of Science and Industry - one was on Esters... we mixed a variety of alcohols with a variety of fatty acids and let the audience smell the results... it was all fun and games until I spilled 200ml of Butyric Acid on myself... :-P )
