I agree with you, Michael. Bill Mason's additive is great. It preserves the metal and rubber seals while allowing the use of distilled water.
Alcohol is extremely harsh on a standard lapidary saw. Not only is not the best coolant, it dissolves the grease in the bearings, hardens rubber seals and posses a fire hazard. I see blades spark all the time on a high-speed saws when cutting meteorites. The blade will actually cause the alcohol to vaporize as it froths up the coolant making it even more prone to ignition. Enclose this vapor under a saw hood, add a spark and kaboom! Even Houdini couldn't escape this possibility. I only mention this because I have heard of others using alcohol on a standard saw and don't want to read about burn victims. Best Regards, Adam --- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nonsense! > Use Bill Mason's cutting formula mixed with > distilled > Water. You can contact Bill at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I use his formula exclusively and have never > seen a > Hint of rust. If you want to be really fussy, (I am) > rinse with > 95% to 99% alcohol after and dry in the oven with > the pilot light. > The very cheapest you can get is in Mexico - any > drug store. > Best wishes, Michael > > > on 3/6/08 1:49 PM, McCartney Taylor at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've been told to cut the new fall in 99% alcohol. > I've had my > > secretary calling the local grocery stores and > drugstores for this > > stuff, but its not carried. I've been told Safeway > carries it, but > > they're not in Austin. A local medical places has > it for $16 per pint > > (ouch) which is excessive. > > > > Can someone give me suggestions for what type of > businesses would carry > > it? OFF LIST please. > > > > thanks! > > -mt > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
