[ARC5] Fine Lubricants

Neil neilb at ihug.co.nz
Sat Jan 28 19:54:22 EST 2012


Perhaps I should have said "very thin with high viscosity",
which is perhaps a redundant way to express it. Anyway,
I meant "runny".

73 de Neil ZL1ANM



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Knoppow 
  To: Neil ; arc5 
  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [ARC5] Fine Lubricants



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Neil" <neilb at ihug.co.nz>
  To: "arc5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
  Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:31 AM
  Subject: Re: [ARC5] Fine Lubricants


  > Nobody has mentioned sewing machine oil, which if nothing 
  > else, is readily
  > available.
  > I've used it, found it's very thin and viscous, seems to 
  > evaporate from the
  > surfaces
  > after some time, and leaves no residue when it does.
  >
  > 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
  >
       I can't quite make sense of the above, thin and viscous 
  are opposite terms and its not at all desirable for oil to 
  evaporate whether it leaves a residue or not. The correct 
  oil depends on the kind of mechanism.
       I suspect sewing machine oil is a highly refined 
  instrument type oil meaning its free of acids or other 
  contaminents.
       One of the main problems with lubricants is that they 
  accumulate dirt. No matter how long lived the lubricant 
  itself is it will get gummy from the junk it picks up. The 
  only cure is frequent cleaning and relubrication.


  --
  Richard Knoppow
  Los Angeles
  WB6KBL
  dickburk at ix.netcom.com 

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