Chainsaw cutting into a fresh palm tree trunk leaves a purple residue??

[Rocksmasher39]

Im.just wanting to know if this might.be related.to the purple.of cassius color, since.the chainsaw blade is made of tin, when it cuts into the.milky.flesh of the palm tree, a few min later, it stains and turns into a dark purple color ...i.was wondering if anyone knew.why? We trim trees btw., but I also like doing gold recovery from dishes with iodine.once.in a while

 

[Yggdrasil]

Im.just wanting to know if this might.be related.to the purple.of cassius color, since.the chainsaw blade is made of tin, when it cuts into the.milky.flesh of the palm tree, a few min later, it stains and turns into a dark purple color ...i.was wondering if anyone knew.why? We trim trees btw., but I also like doing gold recovery from dishes with iodine.once.in a while

I guess it is some kind of resin oxidizing.

 

[galenrog]

That is a result of some chain lubricants. When even a small amount comes in contact with resins of some trees, that resin becomes purple. Anything from a bright violet to almost black. I’ve noticed the reaction on some conifers, almost all poplars, but not many others. Never cut up a palm, however.

Blade is steel, not tin.

Time for more coffee.

 

[stella polaris]

I can gurantee you that a chain saw chain is NOT MADE OUT OF TIN.

 

[Rocksmasher39]

I can gurantee you that a chain saw chain is NOT MADE OUT OF TIN.

Oh,ok. I thought maybe tin and some other metal, but hey, thanks for clarifying.

 

[offtrailhiker]

I can gurantee you that a chain saw chain is NOT MADE OUT OF TIN.

Many scrapyards often refer to low grade steel as tin. It started back when steel soup cans were tin plated. It can be confusing sometimes.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Many scrapyards often refer to low grade steel as tin. It started back when steel soup cans were tin plated. It can be confusing sometimes.

Yes but it is thin sheets or boxes not thick sheets like the blade of a chain saw.