Powdered Graphite Instead Of Talc Powder For Sac Dusting

[scrivelry]

Well, adapt and survive as they say. I will begin experimenting with itching powder in some sell-ons (eBay auctions should be a good, impartial barometer of success). Can some Americans please check the suitability of gunpowder.

If you mean black powder, I can actually get that test done for you. If you mean something more modern, afraid i can't help...

[Flounder]

Joking aside, i'm just back from the supermarket and the shelves were full of talc based baby powder. Perhaps they're allowed to clear their stocks, in the manner Thatcher's govt. shamefully allowed resellers to clear their stocks of asbestos-containing plaster? I think I'll drop a line to Simple, ask if there's been some sort of Brussels diktat.

Edited June 18, 2016 by Flounder

[Flounder]

"Thank you for your recent comments to Simple.

I'm sorry to tell you that we stopped making Simple Baby Pure Talc some time ago due to low demand. There are currently no plans to relaunch this product."

[Proto]

In my area in the US I've seen commercials for lawyers offering to represent people who've used talc powder and now have some form of ovarian cancer so I suspect there may be a complete ban before too long.

[Bamapendude]

Here is some pure talc on eBay maybe I need to buy some but what would I do with 3lbs

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Talc-Powder-100-pure-unscented-3-lb-bulk-bag-/331873521948?hash=item4d4534111c:g:ZPkAAOSwmtJXU5ou

Edited June 22, 2016 by Bamapendude

[Water Ouzel]

Well, adapt and survive as they say. I will begin experimenting with itching powder in some sell-ons (eBay auctions should be a good, impartial barometer of success). Can some Americans please check the suitability of gunpowder.

 

If you mean blackpowder, I've found the best sources to be Swiss/German (Scheutzen, Swiss, or Wano), or Brazilian (Elephant), finally American (Goex).

 

If you mean smokeless powder, I'm not up to date with that newfangled stuff.

[Flounder]

Americans. Please do not try gunpowder as a dry lubricant for your ink sacs and diaphraghms!

 

I was only joking about the gunpowder, referencing the stereotype of its ubiquity in the average American household as perceived by us foreign types.

 

I was joking about the itching powder too, I'm not auctioning pens serviced with itching powder!

Edited June 22, 2016 by Flounder

[estie1948]

In my area in the US I've seen commercials for lawyers offering to represent people who've used talc powder and now have some form of ovarian cancer so I suspect there may be a complete ban before too long.

This has to do with Shower-to-Shower and such type powders used to absorb perspiration on the female genitals. It seems to find its way to the ovaries where it may contribute to ovarian cancer - no laughing matter.

 

All such powders would be unsuitable for use in fountain pens because of their extra ingredients. For use in fountain pens, one wants pure talc powder. One does not want Shower-to-Shower or Baby Powder or, my favorite from the days of the old fashioned barber shop, Clubman.

 

-David.

Edited June 23, 2016 by estie1948

[Kenlowe]

Does anyone else use French Chalk? Readily available in stick form or powdered, 500 grams is around $8.

[Kelly G]

I use talc from my billiards cone of talc. I bought the cone of talc 22 years ago when we bought a pool table, it is a lifetime supply.