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Step 3Transfer Oil to the Graphite
Lift the oily thread and tie a knot in it.
Don't pull the knot all-the-way closed!
Carefully slip a piece of graphite through the knot loop and lay both the thread and graphite on a plate. I used two halves of a toothpick to keep the graphite suspended above the plate. This helps keep the oil confined to a single spot on the graphite.
Pull both ends of the thread until the knot has closed around the graphite.
Wait about 30 minutes for the oil to soak into the graphite.
Don't pull the knot all-the-way closed!
Carefully slip a piece of graphite through the knot loop and lay both the thread and graphite on a plate. I used two halves of a toothpick to keep the graphite suspended above the plate. This helps keep the oil confined to a single spot on the graphite.
Pull both ends of the thread until the knot has closed around the graphite.
Wait about 30 minutes for the oil to soak into the graphite.
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Apr 3, 2009. 3:03 PMimfat123
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its like the saying turning lead into gold except its diamond
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Apr 3, 2009. 10:49 PM
madmanmoe64
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madmanmoe64
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not entirely, turning lead into gold is really difficult (not impossible) because they are two different elements. But graphite into diamond is far more plausible as they are both made from carbon atoms, just with different structures.
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