[Jewelry making - Article 00718] - Re: [Orchid] Durston's "magic" bottle stuff question

[Trevor F]

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>         I am a printmaker and have a metal etching press.  Wondered if
>     you thought this magic stuff would work on the rollers and bed of
>     the press also?  I live in the very humid South, and have a
>     terrible time with damp and rust on my very expensive press! 

    I'm not familiar with the equipment you're using but I can tell you
    that at this point I've trusted all my precious tools --rolling
    mill, silversmithing hammers, hardened steel bench block, dapping
    block and punches, disk cutter, etc-- to this "magic" Durston stuff. 
    Until I found this stuff I was spending at least an hour a day
    polishing and re-polishing my steel tools.  Don't ask me why I was
    having such a serious problem but I was ... and now I'm not.  I think
    we all like to go with what works for us and I think that goes double
    when you are desperate!  I was. 

>         If you think it would work, what do I call it when I contact
>     Durston, and do you have a phone number for them? 

    In my conversations with them they've just called it "the rust
    inhibitor". FWIW, it's the color of molasses, is thinned with and
    smells like white spirits (or Varsol, or some such thing).  I just
    paint the stuff on --got the brush from Durston too :) -- and let it
    "dry".  Once the thinner has evaporated it's just a thin coat of
    toffy coloured grease that's left.  This wipes off quite easily when
    you're ready to use you tools.  A quick wipe down with white spirits
    get rid of whatever slickness might be left. 

    Since this stuff in generating such an interest I'm going to contact
    Durston again and see what more I can find out.  I'll report back
    ASAP. 

    If you'd like to contact Durston you might want to try the "Contact
    Us" page on their site (http://www.durston.com/contact.htm).  There
    are contact numbers for both the UK and the US.  Rio Grande might
    also be able to help since, as I understand it, they are the
    "official" Durston distributor in the US. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.


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