[Hammarlund] Graphite is NOT an Abrasive...it is TOO!

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

> > That was myself, Barry, and despite your often superior
> > knowledge and education, and despite your rather long
> > explanation of why graphite can't possibly be an abrasive,
> > my experience has proven quite otherwise.
> 
> Note that I deliberately did not name you.

Yes, I noticed...

>  Your experience is
> in complete disagreement with the Society of Tribologists and
> Lubrication Engineers, NASA, American Society of Mechanical
> Engineers Tribology Division, etc.
> 
> > Every time I have used graphite to lubricate any metal
> > bearing, including an automobile engine in which I used a
> > (at the time) highly touted graphite/oil mix, the eventual
> > result was severe wear.
> >
> > The automobile engine I am referring to was totally worn out
> > within 10,000 miles because of this "lubricant", which
> > "lubricant" didn't stay on the market long.
> 
> If this can be proven, why did you not go after the
> manufacturer for damages?

Because the manufacturer went broke shortly after I discovered the 
problem.

Ken Gordon W7EKB