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Re: Cleaning arc of Vernier sextant.
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Oct 24, 22:48 -0600
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Oct 24, 22:48 -0600
I have cut, pasted, and generally re-arranged, but: On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:01:56 -0400, Henry C. Halboth wrote: > Did no one receive the following: > Yes, I received it by email. =========original message======= >> George, >> >> The old fashioned way to clean a silver arc was always with >> cigarette or cigar ashes. Personally did it many times and my >> arcs are as good as new. =========end quote========== > Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong or is something > screwed up with the List. > Perhaps we are all too politically correct to smoke ... or too cowardly to admit it ... these days? Thank you; and should the thick, protective, yellow coat of nicotine on my Plath ever wear out, I now know what to do. Take care, -- Richard, 2006-Oct-24 10:39:40 PM GMT - 6 hours for summer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
