John Kasunich wrote: > Andy Pugh wrote: > >> 2009/9/6 Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net>: >> >> >>> Is thinner oil the answer? >>> >> Paraffin is commonly used, I believe. >> (Google) >> You might call it Kerosene. >> >> > > I use WD-40 for aluminum. It is mostly kerosene. On this side of the > pond, paraffin is a type of wax used to make candles.... > > John Kasunich > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > I wouldn't bet the farm on this but candle wax is made from paraffin I think which is the same as kerosene in the US. In the 1930's we used coal oil for heaters and cook stoves and such and was a replacement for whale oil. It was replaced by kerosene which was I believe standard Oils trade name for paraffin. Kero was known as paraffin here in the us prior to that. As I remember it anyway. Doug
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