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> >> Robert Sw>
> >>> I have an even older Wagner 7.5 HP motor with grease fittings on each
> >>> end. Grease is a way to keep something oiled without having to tend
> >>> to it very often. Think of grease as it was originally . . . oil
> >>> absorbed into soap flakes.
>
> >> Interesting. I never heard that before. I had always assumed that the
> >> first grease was derived from animal fat.
>
> > .. soap being of course animal fat boiled up with lye
>
> Good point, Grant. I'd overlooked that.
>
> Does anyone know of a book which describes the process of making grease
> from oil and soap flakes? I'd be interested to read about it.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Chris
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