[ARC5] Lubricating Pins

[Michael Hanz]

Now known as "Chenille stems..." :-)//

On 6/24/2017 11:59 PM, WA5CAB--- via ARC5 wrote:
> Yeah, as part of their anti-tobacco crusade, all of the drug stores in 
> the Houston area quit stocking pipe cleaners, even though they have a 
> million other uses.  However, you can buy them in hobby supply stores 
> like Hobby Lobby, although they aren't called pipe cleaners and none 
> of the staff will admit to knowing where they are if you ask for them 
> by that name.  They come in approximately 12" and 18" lengths and 
> several different diameters.  Dimensions are usually metric for some 
> unknown reason.
>
> Another group of items that also work are those small diameter 
> straight brush tips used to clean between teeth.  Although they are 
> nylon so not absorbant.
>
> In a message dated 06/24/2017 18:19:31 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com writes:
>> I suggest using a small artist's brush rather than a cotton swab
>> (Q-tip) to avoid leaving strands of cotton on the switch. I think it is
>> also more controllable.
>>      Pipe cleaners are a sort of forgotten art. They work very well for
>> a number of uses. There are both fine and coarse ones. I don't know
>> where you get them now other than a smoke shop, used to be a standard
>> hardware item.


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