[HN Gopher] A Day at the Grease Plant
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A Day at the Grease Plant
Author : samclemens
Score : 14 points
Date : 2022-06-05 05:07 UTC (17 hours ago)
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| russfink wrote:
| I cannot find any information on what Eisenhower grease is, or
| how it helped witn the invasion of Sicily. Can anyone comment?
| pvg wrote:
| _Wartime orders made a Pittsburgh plant the world's largest
| grease producer, eventually producing over five million pounds
| of "Eisenhower Grease," an essential water repellent needed for
| virtually all amphibious equipment._
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| https://archive.ph/vcFpi
| throwaway0a5e wrote:
| They would have been making lithium soap based grease of
| varying grades (google up "grease thickness scale" if you want
| to know exactly what the options are). Cheap mass produced
| lithium grease was relatively novel back then so there were all
| sorts of fancy trade names for it. I'm sure in it's day it was
| high performing but by modern standards it wouldn't be anything
| special.
| nimbius wrote:
| I work on heavy diesel engines and old timers know Eisenhower
| grease. its a nickname for cosmolene, a water resistant grease
| family used for anything in unforgiving environments. it comes
| in weights from wax to jelly. you'll see it frequently used to
| preserve guns for storage.
|
| its also as I've experienced it kinda unrefined? it stinks,
| smells like turpentine sometimes and is a royal bitch to clean
| off parts. we don't use it anymore.
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