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For those of us not in the US, what is Simple Green?

It is a concentrated cleaning agent(green in color).  It can be mixed with water in varying ratios to generate general cleaning solutions.  Windows, woodwork, cars, boats, etc.  The more concentrated the solution, the stronger.  It will actually soften paint very quickly, in its concentrated form, but, I think, it is "biodegradable".  There are other similar type products, Krud Kutter, Purple(something), and others sold at various hardware and home improvement centers.  It is fairly inexpensive to use, and very versatile.  I didn't know it would take pitch off of a blade though.

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We have stuff called 'green soap' here (biodegradable, cleans everything, blah blah) which I'm guessing is similar. Must try that.

Well, I was 10% correct

I got an email back from my Lenox tech friend and I'll post it in total. My poor experience cutting metal with the Tri Master was a result of ignorance in using it and not because it "couldn't" cut metal

Hopefully his input will provide some answers direct from the horse's mouth so to speak...until the issue comes up again next year at which time I'll post better educated


Hey Larry; Hope all is well with you. First, yes you can use Tri Master to cut metal, just as long as it’s just metal, and you are not running band speeds in excess of 120 feet per minute. What happens when you catch a nail with Tri Master on a wood saw is all up to chance. Sometimes if you just catch the nail with the tip of the saw tooth it will most likely get through it. What carbide doesn’t like is surprises or sudden impacts or vibration, any of those will kill a carbide tooth. If you are cutting wood that you suspect has nails in it, a Bi metal band would be a better choice. But as you know the cut quality is not the same as carbide.

As for Aluminum Master, I have found out that it is the same as Tri Master, the marketing department is the one with the idea of marketing Tri Master under a different name in order to attract customers. There is no aluminum alloy in the product itself, maybe trace amounts, but nothing to really speak of. Aluminum master is targeted towards aluminum foundries for the removal of gates and risers on aluminum castings.

As for guitars, I did get the Maple stratacaster together, it is now waiting for me to take it apart and start sanding. I am still working on getting pictures of it to you. I have even started a Gibson 335 but it has hit a couple of snags, work is busy and there has been a lot of miles, Looks as if I will need to make time rather then waiting to find time. Now if I could only find the time to find some time.