This section of the book is from the "Household Companion: The Practical Mechanic" book.
Tallow and plumbago thoroughly mixed make the best lubricator for surfaces when one is wood or when both are wood. Oil is not so good as tallow to mix with plumbago for the lubrication of wooden surfaces, because oil penetrates and saturates the wood to a greater degree than tallow, causing it to swell more.
Melt 1 oz. of resin in a gill of linseed oil, and while hot mix with it two quarts of kerosene oil. This can be kept ready to apply at any time with a brush or rag to any tools or implements required to lay by for a time, preventing any rust, and saving much vexation when the tool is to be used again.
1 lb. of glue melted in 2 quarts skim-milk.
1 part of India-rubber, 12 parts of mineral naphtha or coal-tar. Heat gently, mix, and add 20 parts of powdered shellac. Pour out on a slab to cool. When used, to be heated to about 2500.
1 part glue, 1 part black rosin, 0.25 part red ochre. Mixed with least possible quantity of water. Or 4 parts of glue, or 1 part oxide of iron, 1 part of boiled oil (by weight).
 
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