At 05:21 PM 10/15/04 +0200, you wrote: >Which leads to another question: would a plain cast iron cylinder ( and >for that matter steam chest) suffer relatively little wear because of the >graphite inclusions providing lubrication, . . . .? >Peter Chadwick Peter, Yes, what Phill said. Regards, Harry MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.