From: lfiskgr@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 8 Nov 2025 11:06:19 -0700   
   Bob La Londe  wrote:   
      
   > ...but they felt crunchy.   
      
   First noticed this with cheapo Hemostats several years ago. Made in   
   Pakistan models that the buffing compound used on them had never been   
   cleaned up. Gray to dark grayish sticky, gritty goo. Took me awhile to   
   remember where I'd seen it before and then it finally "clicked"😑   
      
   Since then I've found the same with an HF 4 inch Digital Caliper and an   
   Aldi 6 inch Digital Caliper. The Aldi was made in China. Not sure about   
   the HF model. Couldn't find anything on it. I tore the HF down and   
   cleaned all the old compound out of it. Haven't needed the Aldi one for   
   anything and haven't cleaned it up yet...   
      
   --    
   Leon Fisk   
   Grand Rapids  MI   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)