[TPIN] A Can Of Worms

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> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:16:19 -0800
> From: "Jeff Roberts" <jeroberts at telus.net>
> Subject: RE: [TPIN] A Can Of Worms
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> While I agree with Mike, one of the reasons I switched to Binak was that
it
> contains no harmful compounds.  I have no idea what Al Cass oil contains
and
> I am not suggesting that it does contain harmful compounds.  However,
Binak
> specifically does not  and that was a key decision factor for me.
>
> Jeff
>
For years, I used Al Cass' Fast. It was OK, but the horn needed frequent
re-oilings. I guess it's the 'evaporation rate' that has been discussed on
sites elsewhere. I don't know what's used today, but a long time ago it had
the stong odor of kerosene. At the time, Al's shop was nearby to me and I'd
drop in from time to time. I remember that he had a 55 gallon barrel that he
used to fill the bottles with by hand. Obviously, he went on to have it
packaged on a mass production level. Regardless of which oil you choose (I
have a section of the kitchen cabinet <that's the ONLY part of the kitchen
that's exclusively mine, Cheri> where I have nearly every brand on the
market, but I do favor BINAK), besides oiling valves, it doesn't hurt to
give the threaded parts like the top and bottom caps with an occasional shot
of oil. The threads can get crudded up and get pretty tight to turn out
easily. Also, do the same with Amati spit valves as well as the lever type.
The Amati tends to bind up a bit, especially when new, and just a little dab
of oil takes the roughness out. I get my money's worth for sure using BINAK
where I gave a very noisy cabinet hinge a quick shot that took care of the
squeak in a hurry. I'm sure that any valve oil would do it, but the needle
type nozzle made it handy to use.