I have an old Bridgeport mill, but I have no idea WTF Prussian Blue is.
(obviously I'm not steeped in machinist lore)
It's also known as "Dykem": layout fluid. Easiest way to describe it is very thin, blue (or sometimes red) paint. Apply it and let it dry, then scribe layout lines, etc. The lines will be easier to see than they would be on raw metal. As was described, it doesn't get a lot of use anymore. It is moving into the "lore" category of machining.
Also, first of the artificial pigments. Still used in artwork.
I have an old Bridgeport mill, but I have no idea WTF Prussian Blue is.
(obviously I'm not steeped in machinist lore)
It's also known as "Dykem": layout fluid. Easiest way to describe it is very thin, blue (or sometimes red) paint. Apply it and let it dry, then scribe layout lines, etc. The lines will be easier to see than they would be on raw metal. As was described, it doesn't get a lot of use anymore. It is moving into the "lore" category of machining.
Also, first of the artificial pigments. Still used in artwork.
Interesting, I didn't know that. As packaged for use on metal, it does behave rather differently than paint. When you brush it on, the liquid "carrier" (for lack of a better word right now) rapidly evaporates, leaving just the pigment adhered firmly to the metal. If you do it right, it's a very thin layer that doesn't flake when you scribe in it.
-- tanx, Howard
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Steve McGinty <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Why are they predominantly blue?
Regards! Stephen
Because the sponsor HEW ( Hamburg Electricty Werke ) has blue as its color.
Thanks for that.
Regards! Stephen
Why the paucity of sponsors on US national teams jerseys as opposed to the billboards we see on the Spanish/Dutch/German/French teams (off the top of my head)? I know there's a conflict between national team sponsor and rider team sponsors but at least they could fund the riders expenses for the worlds.
I have an old Bridgeport mill, but I have no idea WTF Prussian Blue is.
(obviously I'm not steeped in machinist lore)
It's also known as "Dykem": layout fluid. Easiest way to describe it is very thin, blue (or sometimes red) paint. Apply it and let it dry, then scribe layout lines, etc. The lines will be easier to see than they would be on raw metal. As was described, it doesn't get a lot of use anymore. It is moving into the "lore" category of machining.
Ah, yeah. This brings back memories of Metal Shop in Jr. HS. We applied the stuff (actually I think we had it in spray cans) and scribed our projects before cutting and bending, etc. There was something we could clean it off with later, which probably has since been linked to cancer or other malady.
