Dark Age 53
Plastic
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I've read about Dutch Boy White Lead but what is it?
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Lathe center lube?
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Dark Age 53
Plastic
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Bill, Being I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, can you tell if a can of vintage Dutch Boy White Lead is in a powder or a paste form?
Thanks,
Al
Dark Age 53
Plastic
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Thanks for the info, actually I'm not interested in using it. I'd like to collect a few things that would have been used in 1928 ( same year as my SB lathe ), been looking for just the right 1928 calender ( not a re-pop one ) as well as some other collectables. BW, I have a live center also.
michiganbuck
Diamond
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- Mt Clemens, Michigan 48035
I used it and it worked good but...
I don’t know why it was considered a hazard. Nobody would ever drink the stuff because it doesn’t taste that good.
My buddy’s father was shot with #6 (rabbit lead shot gun shot) when he was in his teens. Doctor picked the easy ones out and left many that later he could feel the bumps…Hi died at 92 not at all related to lead. But yes if it should get in you stomach acid then get into you body it is dangerous.
I don’t know why it was considered a hazard. Nobody would ever drink the stuff because it doesn’t taste that good.
My buddy’s father was shot with #6 (rabbit lead shot gun shot) when he was in his teens. Doctor picked the easy ones out and left many that later he could feel the bumps…Hi died at 92 not at all related to lead. But yes if it should get in you stomach acid then get into you body it is dangerous.
Dark Age 53
Plastic
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garyphansen
Titanium
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- Traverse City, MI
My Grand Dad had some bird shot in his arm also, but he only lived to his late eighty's.
Once lead is adsorbed into your body it never leaves but its dangers are highly over rated. My dad drove by his dad's old house and noticed that there was a tent over it and people in Hazmat suits all around it. He stopped and asked what was going on. One of the guys in a hazmat suit and respirator said we are stripping the old lead base paint off this house; it is very dangerous. My dad asked if he should be worried because he was the one that painted the house with lead base paint when he was 14. He was 86 or 87 at the time.
Once lead is adsorbed into your body it never leaves but its dangers are highly over rated. My dad drove by his dad's old house and noticed that there was a tent over it and people in Hazmat suits all around it. He stopped and asked what was going on. One of the guys in a hazmat suit and respirator said we are stripping the old lead base paint off this house; it is very dangerous. My dad asked if he should be worried because he was the one that painted the house with lead base paint when he was 14. He was 86 or 87 at the time.
michiganbuck
Diamond
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- Mt Clemens, Michigan 48035
I heard it taste like chicken, what part of Michigan are you in?
Later,
Al
Mount Clemens area.. frequent Lansing, Cheboygan and Blind River Ontario.
I see you are from Chez Republic.. just kidding
sundewzer
Plastic
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- Columbia Falls, MT
Thanks Bill!
We have tried several different lubricants on our grinders carbide dead center and they have all failed or required constant reapplication. CIMCOOL Center Saver seemed to resolve all issues. After we finished with the shaft and pulled it off the grinder the dead center still had a smooth full coat on it. We have only ran a couple shafts with it but I have high hopes. We have a high dollar live center that we use for all of our small to medium jobs. When running a larger item it just doesn't give us the runouts we require and a dead center does.
Sequim Tool
Cast Iron
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- Jul 9, 2013
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- Sequim WA.
This is the stuff, I have had this can for over 40 years never used the stuff
If you want it make me an offer it's a full qt. can
John
If you want it make me an offer it's a full qt. can
John
sundewzer
Plastic
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- Oct 7, 2013
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- Columbia Falls, MT
We tried some oils, moly grease, ect but they just burned up. What we had been using was some high grade antiseize. It was working pretty good but you had to reapply every hour or so. That was until earlier this week when we had shaft that I think what possessed by a demon and and would run about 5 minutes before it smoked the end. Then we cleaned the end up, switch to Center Saver, and it finished flawlessly. Sure is nice having the right tool for the job.
