Using Gun Scrubber?

toyfj40 · Post by **toyfj40** » Sat May 31, 2008 12:19 pm

Greener wrote:I've used starter fluid (diethyl ether) lots to start engines
... especially on very cold days.

I use a Hot-Toddie on the cold mornings...
the engine doesn't do any better... but it's no longer a Problem.

Greener wrote:One more piece of trivia.
You often can't see the flames from a fire with acetone, diethylether or methyl alcohol.
Folks have been known to walk into a fire from one of these because they didn't see flames.

Hmmm... never thought of that one.
with an (old) chemistry background (actually, more like Alchemy)...
I'm aware of the cool flame ... squirting it on your finger then sticking
your finger into the bunsen-burner to ignite your finger...
but never thought of walking INTO the flame... but makes sense.

greener · Post by **greener** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:27 pm

toyfj40 wrote:
Greener wrote:I've used starter fluid (diethyl ether) lots to start engines
... especially on very cold days.
I use a Hot-Toddie on the cold mornings...
the engine doesn't do any better... but it's no longer a Problem.
Greener wrote:One more piece of trivia.
You often can't see the flames from a fire with acetone, diethylether or methyl alcohol.
Folks have been known to walk into a fire from one of these because they didn't see flames.
Hmmm... never thought of that one.
with an (old) chemistry background (actually, more like Alchemy)...
I'm aware of the cool flame ... squirting it on your finger then sticking
your finger into the bunsen-burner to ignite your finger...
but never thought of walking INTO the flame... but makes sense.

With a good hot toddie, you don't care if the snow blower starts. Of course, since I moved to Virginny, I'm not too worried about whether it starts or not.

When I started in chemistry memorizing the periodic table was easy. Four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Struggled a bit with phlogiston theory, but mastered fire water fairly early.

tguil · Post by **tguil** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:06 am

Back to the Synthetic Safe Gun Scrubber. Does it "get the job done"? I'll stick with paying the extra bucks for the Birchwood Casey stuff.

Tom

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:58 am

greener wrote:
toyfj40 wrote:
Greener wrote:I've used starter fluid (diethyl ether) lots to start engines
... especially on very cold days.
I use a Hot-Toddie on the cold mornings...
the engine doesn't do any better... but it's no longer a Problem.
Greener wrote:One more piece of trivia.
You often can't see the flames from a fire with acetone, diethylether or methyl alcohol.
Folks have been known to walk into a fire from one of these because they didn't see flames.
Hmmm... never thought of that one.
with an (old) chemistry background (actually, more like Alchemy)...
I'm aware of the cool flame ... squirting it on your finger then sticking
your finger into the bunsen-burner to ignite your finger...
but never thought of walking INTO the flame... but makes sense.
With a good hot toddie, you don't care if the snow blower starts. Of course, since I moved to Virginny, I'm not too worried about whether it starts or not.

When I started in chemistry memorizing the periodic table was easy. Four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Struggled a bit with phlogiston theory, but mastered fire water fairly early.

Rob, did you mean fire and water or firewater???????????

greener · Post by **greener** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:42 pm

tguil wrote:Back to the Synthetic Safe Gun Scrubber. Does it "get the job done"? I'll stick with paying the extra bucks for the Birchwood Casey stuff.

Tom

Can't say, but my guess is either will work reasonably well. I've found that couple of pulls with a bore snake seems to keep the barrel as clean as I want it. If not, some Break Free CLP or Hoppe's on a wet patch does a fine job. Breakfree seems to do pretty well with the rest of the gunk in the pistols. I always follow cleaning with a few drops of oil on a rag for lubrication, although it may not be needed with the CLP.

greener · Post by **greener** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:46 pm

[quote="bearandoldman"Rob, did you mean fire and water or firewater???????????[/quote]

Len,

Either, both. I will say that distillation of ethanol through a 16' packed column under argon to exclude moisture makes a heck of a carb cleaner, or when frozen into cubes with liquid nitrogen an interesting way to chill orange or grapefruit juice.

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:10 pm

greener wrote:[quote="bearandoldman"Rob, did you mean fire and water or firewater???????????

Len,

Either, both. I will say that distillation of ethanol through a 16' packed column under argon to exclude moisture makes a heck of a carb cleaner, or when frozen into cubes with liquid nitrogen an interesting way to chill orange or grapefruit juice.[/quote]

Sounds like a winner to me.