Thread: Diamond Lube
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Old 12-27-2013, 02:07 PM   #102 (permalink)
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A little more poking around . . .

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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
So Diamondlube does not contain fullerene. It just contains microscopic particles of the hardest material on earth, the best abrasive powder you can get. Maybe that might just work, smoothing out the surfaces in contact? Would be a first though.

Sadly, I lost interest in the matter. Time to unsubscribe from this thread.
. . . and it seems Mr DiamondLube's claim of a diamond ball is founded. His microwave process is not the only way to create "spherical clusters" of diamonds. It looks like several other processes are capable of achieving the same results on a nano scale. An Israeli company uses laser techniques to strike a target mixture of carbon and hydrocarbons. They are willing to sell gram sized samples at reasonable prices.

More poking will probably turn up more competitors to DiamondLube.