Lots of thanks to Yvsa!

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thombrogan

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Like everyone else with internet access, I go through the HI archives to look for tips and tricks that were missed or forgotten. One thing that kept coming up was Yvsa's mention of Ballistol and how it's such a versatile oil. There are lubricants, rust removers, horn/wood/leather treatments, and bore cleaners that are all slightly better than Ballistol, but Yvsa mentioned it did so many jobs so well that it was a great all-in-one product (or I misread :confused:).

Well, I bought it for my khukuris, but love it even more for my honeydo list. It's brought dead pruning shears back to life, cleaned rust and crud from my barbecue grill, and has breathed life into a sticking lawn-mower throttle. Today, though, it dried water-logged gas in my mower's tank!

The mower wouldn't start after nearly a month of rain and when it finally did, it had an erratic pulse and belched out way too much smoke and gas fumes. Was 80% done when it got back to putting three or four times and dying on each pull. Went off to clean the grill and remembered drying wet gas in some of Ballistol's online ad-copy, so I squirted some in the gas tank and went back to grill cleaning. Went to the mower afterwards and it roared to life with a strong, fast, and even pulse the way mowers are supposed to sound! Holy katzenjammers! The wetness did get the mower two more times (it just stalled out), but it restarted instantly with that healthy mower sound.

So thanks so much, Yvsa! It was one of the biggest highlights of my day.
 
That man is a deep well of insight and good advice.

Heck, just meeting Yvsa made coming to BF worthwhile.:thumbup:
 
No good thing that is said about Yvsa will ever surprise me. :cool:
 
Many thanks for the post thombrogan, it is a product that I can well use living less than 150yards from the Ocean.

Thank you Yvsa for your original recommendations.
 
Glad it can help you, b.c.

I wonder if Ballistol is ever used on MIT's Kismet. Or BFC's Kismet. :confused:
 
He's been an important part of every part of my knifemaking!

I didn't know that about Ballistol. Neato.
 
*Just now* finishing a gallon bought in 2004, gracias a Yvsa.

You can put it on cuts, too, but you get a scar.


Mike
 
Aw Hell y'all.... All o' Y'all braggin on little ol' me like dis gonna be given a swelled head....:rolleyes: :eek: :p ;)

DocH said:
HI Guys,
Where is the best source for this lube?

Thx,
Ed
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Ed, this used to be the best place I knew of to get BALLISTOL, but then it's been awhile since I've searched for a new place.....



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I thank all of y'all for the oh so very kind words.:thumbup:
If there's any thanks to be given it should be from me to Uncle Bill, Rusty, and all of you.:thumbup: :cool:
As has been remarked so many times before, "This place has a way of changing people."

MacHete said:
Nothing he says would surprise me either. ;):D:cool:
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Mac, I resemble that remark! ;) :eek:


































But I've been working on it for a while now hopefully in a good and gentle way.....:thumbup:



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MacHete said:
What I should have said was: "Nothing he said would surprise me, and I would believe it." ;)

Ya know I love ya, Man! :D
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Just remember you use three brown corn cobs first and then a white corn cob after taking care of business in "Ye Olde Outhouse." Why the white one you ask?:confused: To see if you need another brown one obviously.:p ;) :D

Y'all of all folks oughta know better than to take me very seriously.;) :thumbup: :D

That is unless I'm updating my medical issues.:grumpy:




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b.c.molin said:
Talking of which, how about an update?
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B.C., et all: I'll post a real update after a while longer when something has really been determined. Things are still uncertain and unsettled, one thing I do know for certain is another CT scan on my low back is in the somewhat near future.

And many thanks for so many of you for caring so. Sometimes I feel that I've complained way too much when I know there are other folks here in as bad or worse shape than I'm in. :(
Continued ~~Smoke~~&~~Song~~ goes up everyday for all that need it whether I comment in their threads or not!:thumbup: :D



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