As Angus said if its smokin' it ain't good or safe. I would use a safer lower temperature and just leave the chain in longer so that the metal warms and expands and allows better penetration.
or there is this really cool stuff called ProLink Pro Gold... On Feb 22, 3:56 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Gernot, > > Before reading the body of your post my thought was a double boiler. > > 400 F for a 425 F flash point is way too close for me, difficult to > keep an event temperature on a stove at home. Besides, some things > tend to get smokey close to the flash point. > > If I were worried about the wax penetrating, I would leave the chain > in the hot wax longer. > > Angus > > On Feb 22, 3:45 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Surprised I didn't find the definitive answer in the archives, or a > > riv reader for that matter. > > > The 1992 Bridgestone catalogue mentions using a double boiler, thus > > 212 Fahrenheit max. > > > Riv Reader Vol 1 Issue 1 says Grant uses a 400 F bath, and says the > > flash point is 425 F. Also says don't do this at home (liability > > reasons, one assumes). > > > So, what do the extra 188 F get you? Lower viscosity and better > > penetration? Has anyone found this to matter, or has anyone the > > necessary scientific background to theorize upon the topic? > > > Winter here is bone dry season, so it seems like the time to finally > > try wax after 20 years of cycling. > > > Cheers, > > > Gernot- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
