I should mention that I have a digital thermometer with a remote sensor that goes to 400 F and has a temperature alarm, so I could probably go to 350 F or so safely and easily, if there was a point to it. Grant, where did you get the 400 F from?
Cheers, Gernot On Feb 22, 6:29 pm, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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.
