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

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's true Daniel....no lead poison worries....maybe Black Lung Disease.
Just kidding.



Mike Wilbur

> On Aug 28, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>>