[SEL] Wormy Wood

[john palmer]

Rob,try putting the wormy object in the freezer for a couple of days. Paraffin( kerro) is a good preventative. I used to work in the Antique trade!

> From: rob at rustyiron.com
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:46:32 -0700
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Wormy Wood
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> On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Jim Hardman wrote:
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> > How do I beat them?  We can use an "oiler syringe" with mineral oil... or linseed oil... or turpentine... or iodine... to squirt down into the little 1/16 inch holes.  What to use?  And is there a better way to fumigate them out?
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> A friend of mine is an exterminator and a hobby entomologist. He recently helped out with an infestation on a piece of old equipment that we acquired. He used an aerosol can with a tube attached to the nozzle to squirt poison into every hole. He also said that I could probably do the job myself by using oil. I asked if linseed oil would work, and he said it would be fine. The powder post beetles suffocate after they get covered in oil.
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> Rob
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