Coolant identification

Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of
'liquid'.

I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with
us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to
settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise

10% light brown clear liquid

30% grey [ish] liquid

60%

On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote:
> Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of
> 'liquid'.
>
> I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with
> us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to
> settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise
>
> 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer]
>
> 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer]
>
> 60% white liquid [bottom layer]

overall it smells of linseed oil.

Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is
it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc?

Many thanks

<grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1186608180.840454.294580@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
> On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote:
>> Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of
>> 'liquid'.
>>
>> I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with
>> us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to
>> settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise
>>
>> 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer]
>>
>> 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer]
>>
>> 60% white liquid [bottom layer]
>
> overall it smells of linseed oil.
>
> Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is
> it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
Sounds like very old grey paint that's separated out. Is the grey layer very
viscous?
Martin
--
martin<dot here>whybrow<at here>ntlworld<dot here>com

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:23:00 -0700, grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk wrote:

>On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote:
>> Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of
>> 'liquid'.
>>
>> I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with
>> us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to
>> settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise
>>
>> 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer]
>>
>> 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer]
>>
>> 60% white liquid [bottom layer]
>
>overall it smells of linseed oil.
>
>Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is
>it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc?
>
>Many thanks
>

What you got 405 litres ? or just a small jar?
For a large amount it might be worth finding out what it is.
For a small jar then you will probably never be able to trust it so
lob it at next door cat, it's not worth the hassle.

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grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk	Coolant identification Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of 'liquid'. I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise 10% light brown clear liquid 30% grey [ish] liquid 60%

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grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk	Re: Coolant identification On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote: > Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of > 'liquid'. > > I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with > us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to > settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise > > 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer] > > 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer] > > 60% white liquid [bottom layer] overall it smells of linseed oil. Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc? Many thanks

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Martin Whybrow	Re: Coolant identification <grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk> wrote in message news:1186608180.840454.294580@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com... > On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote: >> Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of >> 'liquid'. >> >> I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with >> us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to >> settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise >> >> 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer] >> >> 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer] >> >> 60% white liquid [bottom layer] > > overall it smells of linseed oil. > > Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is > it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc? > > Many thanks > > Sounds like very old grey paint that's separated out. Is the grey layer very viscous? Martin -- martin<dot here>whybrow<at here>ntlworld<dot here>com

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John Stevenson	Re: Coolant identification On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:23:00 -0700, grumpyat@eanx100.co.uk wrote: >On Aug 8, 10:17 pm, grump...@eanx100.co.uk wrote: >> Amongst the boxes of stuff that came with my lathe was a container of >> 'liquid'. >> >> I have no idea what it is and the previous owner is no longer with >> us. I have decanted it into a clear container and allowed it to >> settle. On measuring the layers it appears to comprise >> >> 10% light brown clear liquid [top layer] >> >> 30% grey [ish] liquid [middle layer] >> >> 60% white liquid [bottom layer] > >overall it smells of linseed oil. > >Has anybody any clue as to what it is? what it can be used for? is >it corrosive? recyclable etc etc etc? > >Many thanks > What you got 405 litres ? or just a small jar? For a large amount it might be worth finding out what it is. For a small jar then you will probably never be able to trust it so lob it at next door cat, it's not worth the hassle. ..