Any use for lam oil?

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Dale · #1 Post by **Dale** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:25 am

Is there any use for lamp oil/liquid paraffin in the lab?

75RR · #2 Post by **75RR** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:55 am

apochronaut · #3 Post by **apochronaut** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:39 pm

75RR wrote:Used as an immersion medium - see Table 2

http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/anat ... rsion.html

....for which they would not be very good. There will be a blackout again someday and at that time, their usefulness will be discovered.

75RR · #4 Post by **75RR** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:55 pm

apochronaut · #5 Post by **apochronaut** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:01 pm

wasn't thinking heat. was thinking as a liquid candle oil.

75RR · #6 Post by **75RR** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:20 pm

....for which they would not be very good.

Dale · #7 Post by **Dale** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:27 pm

Found a quart of the stuff, leftover from fondue days. Been using it as a gentle solvent on painted surfaces.
Thanks,
Dale.

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