Re: oil bath air filter material

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/3/5 14:21:56

I personally wouldn't consider the Chore Girl copper mesh as a good substitute for the oil bath though it is similar to what was used in the non-oil bath filters (the oil-wetted mesh).

Kapok was also used for decades and decades as the boyant filler for marine life preservers, I'd bet (though not heavily) that there is still a source for it to be found somewhere. You don't want the "cotton" from the seed pods, you want the fiber thats from the bark of the tree I believe.

PS - I just googled kapok fiber and find it's commercially available, sourced from Indonesia, though it seems it's the cotton for upholstery padding and the like. Perhaps searching a bit further....or go out and buy a coconut.