[GreenKeys] Lubrication

[Lee Mushel]

Yes, I, too, visited my "agricultural supply" store and got needles and 
syringes.   I concur wholly with Roy's suggestions.   No one ever pays any 
attention to my lubricant suggestions so I will limit myself to come 
comments on what we are trying to accomplish.  And I've found that generally 
you can conclude that some "mixing" of products can be done.

Keep in mind that you are trying to actually keep mechanical surfaces apart 
with the fluid lubricant.  At the same time you have to supply a material 
that can saturate the many sleeve bearings and also have sufficiently low 
viscosity to allow the "lubricant" to carry away any mechanical wear 
particles.   There will be volatile components that will disappear in time 
leaving anywhere from a "gum" to a solid varnish.   Here is where your 
judgment comes in.   This result can be anywhere from almost unnoticeable to 
"a problem" after a month or less.   It all depends on your choice and 
creation of "lubricant."

Since I have never seen a product that listed "teletype machines" on their 
container I would propose that it might be wise to think about application 
conditions  that are as severe or worse than those we see when watching our 
machines operate.   Also remember that some minor disassembly might be 
necessary properly access the surfaces of interest.   I always laugh when I 
see those warnings to "not use excessive amounts of lubricant."   .

73

Lee  K9WRU


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Lubrication


>
> On Aug 17, 2010, at 10:58 PM, Chris Elmquist wrote:
>> ... I went to the farm
>> store and bought a couple different sized horse syringes.
> ...
>> Various gauge needles were then sold seperately for about
>> a buck each.
>
> (We have both horses and various syringes around the place here):
>
> I suggest that :
>
> - The sharp points of the needles be rounded off with a whet stone or
> bench grinder for safety
>
> - You use a felt tip marker to mark what the syringe contains
>
>
> Roy
>
> Roy Morgan
> k1lky at earthlink.net
> K1LKY Since 1958 - Keep 'em Glowing!
>
>
>
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