X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:21:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0) with ESMTP id 5959410 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:01:56 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.32; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from omta23.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.74]) by qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id dPx01k0051c6gX853b1P7T; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:01:23 +0000 Received: from MarkRavinskiPC ([66.30.31.1]) by omta23.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id db1N1k00T01T6pe3jb1PxK; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:01:23 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <7CE11ED22C4E4F0C818427ABFE2B69AC@MarkRavinskiPC> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Fw: Penetrating Oils X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:02:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDDE12.F2D9F3C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDDE12.F2D9F3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those that may still do mechanical work............... =20 Penetrating Oils Machinist's Workshop MagT recently published some information on various = penetrating oils that I found very interesting. Some of you might = appreciate this. The magazine reports the break out torque values on = rusted nuts using the tested penetrating oils. Results are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional = machinist. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrates = with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a = "scientifically rusted" environment. *Penetrating oils ........... Average torque load to loosen* No Oil used .................. 516 pounds WD-40 ........................ 238 pounds PB Blaster .................... 214 pounds Liquid Wrench ............... 127 pounds Kano Kroil ..................... 106 pounds ATF*-Acetone mix............ 53 pounds The ATF-Acetone mix is a "home brew" mix of 50% - 50% by volume = automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note this "home brew" released = bolts better than any commercial product in this one particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with = equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is almost as good as "Kroil" for about = 20% of the price! Steve from Godwin-Singer says that the ATF-Acetone mix is best, but you = can also use ATF and lacquer thinner in a 50-50 mix. *ATF=3DAutomatic Transmission Fluid Mark Ravinski =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CDDE12.F2D9F3C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
For=20 those that may still do mechanical work...............

 

Penetrating=20 Oils

Machinist's=20 Workshop MagT recently published some information on various penetrating = oils=20 that I found very interesting. Some of you might appreciate this. The = magazine=20 reports the break out torque values on rusted nuts using the tested = penetrating=20 oils.

Results are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and = professional=20 machinist. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrates = with=20 the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a = "scientifically=20 rusted" environment.

*Penetrating=20 oils ........... Average torque load to loosen*

No Oil used=20 .................. 516 pounds
WD-40 ........................ 238 = pounds
PB=20 Blaster .................... 214 pounds
Liquid Wrench ............... = 127=20 pounds
Kano Kroil ..................... 106 pounds
ATF*-Acetone=20 mix............ 53 pounds

The=20 ATF-Acetone mix is a "home brew" mix of 50% - 50% by volume automatic=20 transmission fluid and acetone. Note this "home brew" released bolts = better than=20 any commercial product in this one particular test.

Our local = machinist=20 group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with equally good=20 results.

Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is almost as good as = "Kroil" for=20 about 20% of the price!

Steve from Godwin-Singer says that the=20 ATF-Acetone mix is best, but you can also use ATF and lacquer thinner in = a 50-50=20 mix.

*ATF=3DAutomatic Transmission Fluid

 

Mark Ravinski

 

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