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That is some book you have there Rob
Is the secret of the shiney metal in there
John

Excellent! I'm going to try "then dip in milk of lime ,wash off
the lime ,dry by gentle heat, rub over equal parts of olive oil and turpentine , and
finally brush over with powdered coke."
Do you eat it, inhale it or smoke it?
Whatever, it sounds GREAT!
Or, um, oops! did I misinterpret "coke"?

its one of a four volume set i have John ,,,,,,with allot of forgotten ways within them . Dam interesting read ,,last used them when researching electroplating . Very helpful

The black stuff Steve ,,,,,,,,, not Columbian marching powder




Rob

The old ways still work
Some of the lubricants amaze me
John

(06-14-2012, 04:21 PM)doubleboost Wrote: [ -> ]Some of the lubricants amaze me
John

this is a family forum John


Rob

see i did reed it in a book

I love these old books,
But beware some times "we don't do it like that these days" because the old way has proved fatal (or worse)

While it is fashionable to condemn Health and safety, unlike the Victorian era we now live long enough to partake in Fashion, The average age of death for an 1850s tradesman was something like forty years of age, which means most of us'd be dead

Just something to keep in mind While enjoying these old books, As an exercise count the number of "Miracle solutions" that contain White lead
Best Regards
Rick

(06-15-2012, 02:59 AM)Rickabilly Wrote: [ -> ]I love these old books,
But beware some times "we don't do it like that these days" because the old way has proved fatal (or worse)

While it is fashionable to condemn Health and safety, unlike the Victorian era we now live long enough to partake in Fashion, The average age of death for an 1850s tradesman was something like forty years of age, which means most of us'd be dead

Just something to keep in mind While enjoying these old books, As an exercise count the number of "Miracle solutions" that contain White lead
Best Regards
Rick

Killjoy

Nothing wrong with white lead as with any other lead based product as long as it dose not get into the body ,and to the number of "Miracle solutions" i count zero , as the book is aimed towards folk of a mechanical nature ,, not quacks .

White lead is nothing to some of the chemicals used in the book ,Arsenic ,Cyanide and Mercury to name but a few, as with all things handled correctly, perfectly safe . Used in and still used today in electroplating and gold removal as they have done so since they first developed the processes.

Maybe a closer look at the books cover would give a better understanding of what's contained



Rob

Sorry Rob,
I think I might have touched a nerve there,

I completely agree with you, but am also aware that some folks are now used to the modern "safe" world where no-one would dare publish a "tips" book with anything even mildly risky in it.

My opinion is that everything is safe to use, providing you know what precautions to take, I used to drive around town daily with a "Depleated Uranium Kettle" full of Cobalt 60, in the back seat of my car. I got that job after I finished up working in the BTX Plant (BTX = Bezene, Toluene and Xylene) Later I did some work in Fire testing of Propane Tanks.

But most folks nowadays just don't know how to work with that sort of "cranky" stuff.

I did look at the cover and especially liked the Nitro-Glycerin reference and would love to read the Japanning section.

Best regards
Rick

hi so has any one had a go a part from me