[R-390] Maybe OT Tungsten Disulfide issues

[rbethman]

Tisha,

"it is insidious"

That is putting it very mildly!  I tried to create one 6 oz. medicine 
bottle full of alcohol into one container of "paste".

How much powder and patience does it take?

I have gone out on the deck to do this.  I spend more time "attempting" 
cleanup than anything else.

I have no idea how much I will keep having to add to that one bottle to 
get a paste.

It simple is still fluid with TD in it.  I don't think I've even come 
close to paste.

Going nut with cleanup!

Bob - N0DGN

On 8/11/2014 11:07 AM, Tisha Hayes wrote:
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> it does get all over everything, it is insidious. Also it does not clean
> off your skin very easily, in a way the fine material is almost like a
> tattoo and takes days to go away if you get it on your skin.
>
> The substance is so fine that if you use it on something like the cams or
> those little slider bearings on the RF deck slug racks you do not need to
> see it for it to be having an effect. I had found that the alcohol-paste
> technique was just a more convenient way to get the powder where I wanted
> it to be. Once in place and you give it a few rubs with a cotton swab the
> metal takes on that iridescent sheen and you can stop right there.
>
> For bearings or shafts I was mixing it with our favoritely quoted synthetic
> (Mobil 1) and putting just a drop in there. The oil was providing its own
> benefits and the powder was along for the ride. Definitely not a good thing
> if you ascribe to the "mo-is-betta" way of lubricating stuff.
>
> Working with the stuff on radios is easy; There are so few places that need
> lubrication in the geartrain. When you start using that powder for other
> things (firearms, fishing reels, etc...) then you can get it everywhere
> because you have applications where there are sliders or gas blowback will
> expel any excess lubricants onto your face, hands, etc... I found that out
> when I used a little bit of the powder/oil mix on the gas mechanism of
> semi-auto rifles (AR types and M-14 types). The first shot and I looked
> like a Three Stooges imitation with the black ring of oil on my face. The
> oil just seems to help that blackness from the powder get driven further
> into your pores.
>
> Never ever wear white (been there, done that).