My mistake then.
On the board of directors of a museum: dealing with firearms.
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Midway too. Likely other places as well.
Yes, they certainly are. I always assumed that in a museum environment, they would be used only once, for a short amount of time and then discarded.
Wow, that's messed up. I suppose I should stop being surprised that experts often don't know what they're doing, but somehow it's always a bit of a shock.
No, it doesn't. It tells you how well the various products hold up short term to salt water spray. Which is fine if that's what you're looking for, but it tells you nothing about how long the various products keep protecting in a less corrosive environment, which is a far more relevant criteria in a museum setting.That doesn't make the tests flawed. Tells us everything we need to know.
In other words, I'd rather use a product that provides good protection and lasts for years, over a product that lasts for weeks but provides better protection in an irrelevant environment.
CraigC
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Nonsense. Whatever works best in a nasty environment will work best in a gentler environment. Your logic is seriously flawed.
What someone has used for years in an arid, controlled environment where virtually any oil would be sufficient, is what is really irrelevant.
Some coatings last longer than others. It's an important criteria in a museum environment. "Better" performance in conditions that have nothing to do with the actual environment is irrelevant.
CraigC
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So you think that the product that works best for several months outside in the weather is somehow going to translate to less protection in an indoor, controlled environment???
tark
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I visit my son in the Bay Area twice every year. Going back in another month
I'll be the fourth to ask. Where is the Museum? Por favor ?
I'll be the fourth to ask. Where is the Museum? Por favor ?
No. I don't think it will offer "less" protection. However, a product that doesn't hold out as well in an extreme condition like salt spray may work perfectly well in a less hostile environment like a museum while offering relevant advantages like lasting longer, not being visible, etc.
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Solomonson
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Given the obsession for personal security on this site, does anyone here really think I'm going to give up the name of the institution?
tark
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What kind of a museum doesn't want any visitors? Sounds more like a private collection more than a museum. Stop calling it the latter if no one is allowed to see it.
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Solomonson
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Who suggested the museum in question doesn't want any visitors? Not me. I don't care what it sounds like to you. It's a public trust museum. Like many museums (except small catch-all "museums") it has perhaps 10-20% of its entire collection on display at any one time. I don't think there as ever been an exhibit focused on firearms, but firearms are often part of other exhibits. Stop speaking about things you clearly know nothing about.
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The object conservators in the museum I worked at wore white cotton gloves and included them in the emergency kit in case my staff had to handle objects. If the object conservatives were using chemicals, that's when they wore the nitrile gloves.
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10-20% of exhibits on display is a lot. It is generally 5-10% with the upper number including those on loan to other institutions. If an institution had twenty Krags, why display them all? It would be pointless and at the expense of other objects that could otherwise be displayed.
Renaissance Wax may be purchased at Woodcraft stores or online.
10-20% of exhibits on display is a lot. It is generally 5-10% with the upper number including those on loan to other institutions. If an institution had twenty Krags, why display them all? It would be pointless and at the expense of other objects that could otherwise be displayed.
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tark
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Everything I can find about "public Trust Museums" seems to indicate they welcome the public! Exactly WHO gets to visit this museum?
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Solomonson
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You're right about that. It's probably at most 5% with regard to 3D objects, although we do maintain a library and 2D archive that's part of the museum and also open to the public, so if we're talking purely objects that are accessible by visitors, it is a bit higher.
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Everyone but THR members.
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And how exactly Solomonson stopped any of you from visiting a museum? He locked the doors, or issued a restraining order with your names on it? He just does not want to give his personal information, but I strongly suspect that this is something you can live with...
CraigC
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Apparently so. It's a secret museum, only open to those who know where it is and the secret handshake.Everyone but THR members.
The name of a museum open to the public is "personal information"???
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It could be, if he is on the board and doesn't want to be bothered... Give him a break guys! It is his information, and if he doesn't want to disclose it, he doesn't have to!
I learned a texting abbreviation... GOI
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(and I was the first one who asked, and I know I can live with it, so I assume you can too)
I learned a texting abbreviation... GOI
(Get Over It)
(and I was the first one who asked, and I know I can live with it, so I assume you can too)
tark
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Uhhhhh..... by not telling us where it is
How's that for starters?I've never known a museum that doesn't want visitors.
tark
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I don't think we have met, so you know nothing about me. Or what "things" I might know. One thing you will discover on this forum is this: No matter how much you think you know, someone here has forgotten more about the subject than you will EVER know. Never assume that anyone has less knowledge than yourself until you get to know them. I have been humbled more than once learning this lesson.
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Lets face it I throw it out there I work in a museum with lot's of cool guns people are going to ask. Maybe a "hey! Look at me! See what I do!" post is more what we have here then a simple gun oil question.
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The original post, in fact, posed no questions.
At the time I looked there were only eighty seven members online. There were one thousand twelve non members, that may or may not have dubious intent about firearms. As well as one hundred fifty three "robots", what ever those are. ( I am sure they are different than what I am picturing in my mind.)
The last time that this museum had an exhibit based solely upon firearms was five years ago, per Solomonson. So in the event that one was 'in the neighborhood' and stopped by, they are likely to be disappointed, if that one was looking to view fantastic historic firearms. Mostly of reverence to the local populous of San Luis Obispo. Just an example.
When broad casting to, literally, the entire planet. One must be cautious. Say the museum, then find the list of the directors board and then lose your personal weapons to theft.
I respect his secrecy.
Though the 'green eyed beast' in me is jealous of the entire day spent fondling and caressing many firearms the rest of we 'unwashed' will, most likely, never get to enjoy. So yes, just a little boastful. Such are humans. (My jealousy again.)
At the time I looked there were only eighty seven members online. There were one thousand twelve non members, that may or may not have dubious intent about firearms. As well as one hundred fifty three "robots", what ever those are. ( I am sure they are different than what I am picturing in my mind.)
The last time that this museum had an exhibit based solely upon firearms was five years ago, per Solomonson. So in the event that one was 'in the neighborhood' and stopped by, they are likely to be disappointed, if that one was looking to view fantastic historic firearms. Mostly of reverence to the local populous of San Luis Obispo. Just an example.
When broad casting to, literally, the entire planet. One must be cautious. Say the museum, then find the list of the directors board and then lose your personal weapons to theft.
I respect his secrecy.
Though the 'green eyed beast' in me is jealous of the entire day spent fondling and caressing many firearms the rest of we 'unwashed' will, most likely, never get to enjoy. So yes, just a little boastful. Such are humans. (My jealousy again.)
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