Re: [Harp-L] Graphite lubricant for slides?

[Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe

Sorry I scared ya. No need for alarm. Graphite is not lead (the soft and
toxic metal). Plumbers lead is lead. "Pencil lead" is not lead. It is
graphite which is a pure form of carbon (coal without impurities). There is
no relationship between the two except a somewhat similar appearance.

Daniel


On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Graphite IS 'plumbago lead'. Not exactly plumbing lead..but not good.
> Unless you liked chewing on school pencils. Hey, you may as well eat that
> eraser too..right? It's only rubber. Wrong..it contains ground glass and
> pumice. But back to the graphite. Grind up a modern fishing rod. Use it
> like you would pepper. Jeez Daniel you scare the sh*t out of me sometimes.
> lolololololol. Me? I would use thinned mineral oil. Like trumpet/trombone
> slide oil.
>
> smo-joe
>
> p.s Btw, the erasers can be used to tune reeds. They are like Sho-Foo
> Brownie rotary tool abraders. I like the ink erasers.
>
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Mike Wilbur wrote:
>
> > Oh I agree that water alone isn't the answer but mine are jammed if I
> don't rinse.
> > And if your comfortable with graphite ...go for it Daniel :)
> >
> > Mike Wilbur
> >
> >
> >> On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:36 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Mike
> >>
> >> I have briefly looked at the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for a
> few graphite lub products and I am presently not convinced that it poses a
> significant health risk as a slide lub. I'm just curious and I don't plan
> on using it just yet.
> >>
> >> I wish water rinses alone would keep my slides functioning as well as I
> like but they don't.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>> Geez Daniel I wouldn't want to inhale graphite...my limited experience
> with the 270's and
> >>> my lovely Saxony is the immediate rinse keeping the silva from causing
> problems and there are some non toxic silicone sprays ( SCUBA regulators )
> available.
> >>> Hohner probably is using a similar oil.
> >>>
> >>> Mike Wilbur
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi all
> >>>>
> >>>> Has anybody tried graphite lubricant for the slide of their chromatic
> harp?
> >>>> Does it work better than the Hohner slide oil? BTW, what is the
> composition
> >>>> of the Hohner slide oil?
> >>>>
> >>>> Daniel
> >>
>
>
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