josephbw
Active Member
Tonight I was in my workshop working on a boxcar, and tuning up the couplers. I picked up my Kadee powdered graphite, gave it a very gentle squeeze, and was instantly drenched in powdered graphite. The tube literally disintegrated in my hand sending the mess on my sweatshirt, my lap, the workbench, my tools, both hands, and of course the boxcar. I cleaned it up right away before I sneezed and sent it throughout the house.
I'm only posting this to warn all of you about the hazards of using the Kadee graphite tube which I purchased in the late 70's or early 80's. The plastic became brittle over time, and imploded without any warning at all. I collected as much of it as I could save, and put it in an old metal 35mm Kodak film canister. That way it will still be in a container that starts with a K.
Consider yourself warned.
Here are the remains of the carcass.
I'm only posting this to warn all of you about the hazards of using the Kadee graphite tube which I purchased in the late 70's or early 80's. The plastic became brittle over time, and imploded without any warning at all. I collected as much of it as I could save, and put it in an old metal 35mm Kodak film canister. That way it will still be in a container that starts with a K.
Consider yourself warned.
Here are the remains of the carcass.