Almost thought I'm the only one left using gas to wash parts. BTW one of the best ways to remove Cosmoline from old surplus military items, breaks it right down to nothing.
I've been using a smaller Buddy Heater in my deer blinds for a couple of years now, works excellent, takes the same (small) propane bottle (which I refill from my RV's 20 pound bottle with an adaptor, which I can explain if anyone is interested because I use them with my case annealer as well and no point in buying new bottles all the time, cause I'm cheap).
Methanol is drinkable if you strain it through a slice of bread, preferrablt stale sponge bread, just ask any panhandler. Do it all the time, heck I know alcoholics that drink aftershave. Makes them have nice breath...lol Hint, I tried it way back before I quit drinking for good and you can always drink mouthwash. Lavoris especially has a good shot of alky in it. Think that is why it's only available online and not in stores anymore. Like drinking cherry vodka and I know about that is well... personal experience again. I believe it's over 25% or 50 proof at least. Not methanol either, good old plain drinking booze. Could be grain alcohol (made from grain like e-gas is) or something else that ferments.
I think I’ll pass on those cocktails.
Been passing for over 30 years now. I actually met my lovely wife of 35 years now at al Alanon-AA meeting. Been together ever since, Best 2 moves I ever made actually. If it wasn't for he, I'd be deceased by now. Besides, being a Federal Gummit employee and now a retiree, we have positively the best healthcare you can get. She now pays 1/2 the premium but the Government pays the other half and that is for life and it transfers to me if she passes ahead of me, which is highly doubtful with my ongoing cancer stuff.
Moonshine has both. Commercial alcohol has only ethanol. If moonshine is made correctly, the amount of poisonous methanol is minimal and the ethanol (which happens to be one of the antidotes for methanol poisoning) is protective and there are no ill effects (other than intoxication). When moonshine is made incorrectly, there is a large amount of poisonous methanol with minimal ethanol to counteract the toxic effects which in extreme cases results in hospitalization or death.
In the forestry industry we burn piles and lopped slash with a 50-50 mixture of gas/diesel. It will burn but isn’t explosive like pure gas.
My grandfather had a little discreet distilling business during the prohibition period. He always told me that to avoid making poisonous alcohol, to only use copper or glass for the distillation pot and tubes. He told me that the toxic alcohol (methanol) came about when people used tin or galvanized pots for distillation. IDK if he was correct, but that is something I remember him talking about.