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By:Jay Babina ------WebKitFormBoundaryfepY5Qs5anRp5+O
Date: 6/5/2009, 9:19 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Graphite powder (Pedro Almeida)

For years I've been reading about the magical epoxy and graphite mixture.

You can read some stuff here:

http://www.tribology-abc.com/abc/solidlub.htm

Graphite works as a lubricant when particles of it are rubbing against more particles of it to cushion friction. How adding graphite to epoxy and fantasizing that this is supposed to lubricate something is beyond my imagination. It's like adding oil to concrete so it will now it will be lubricated concrete. if epoxy / graphite was to work as a lubricant you would have to have a coated surface and be grinding that surface back and forth so some of the graphite wears against what it is rubbing against over and over. The whole concept seems so far fetched it's silly. If someone can prove me wrong please do so.

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Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Graphite powder
Pedro Almeida -- 6/4/2009, 8:57 am
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
Robert N Pruden -- 6/8/2009, 1:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
Marc Upchurch -- 12/14/2012, 8:21 am
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
Mike Bielski -- 12/14/2012, 12:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
ancient kayaker -- 12/13/2012, 11:30 pm
floor of the cockpit area
LeeG -- 6/5/2009, 10:23 pm
Graphite powder is a fantasy ------WebKitFormBound
Jay Babina ------WebKitFormBoundaryfepY5Qs5anRp5+O -- 6/5/2009, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/5/2009, 9:54 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/5/2009, 10:12 am
Graphite powder is a fantasy
Jay Babina -- 6/5/2009, 11:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/5/2009, 2:45 pm
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robert l -- 12/13/2012, 3:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2012, 3:36 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/17/2012, 2:37 pm
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woodman -- 12/17/2012, 9:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2012, 1:01 am
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woodman -- 12/18/2012, 5:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2012, 1:52 am
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woodman -- 12/16/2012, 8:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2012, 12:17 am
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robert l -- 12/13/2012, 3:53 pm
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Glen Smith -- 6/5/2009, 3:18 pm
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LeeG -- 6/5/2009, 10:05 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/8/2009, 1:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/6/2009, 12:43 am
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LeeG -- 6/6/2009, 5:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/7/2009, 12:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/5/2009, 3:38 pm
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eric Ogata -- 6/5/2009, 1:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
Mike Bielski -- 6/4/2009, 1:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Graphite powder
Bill Hamm -- 6/4/2009, 11:54 am