[GreenKeys] Machine Lubrication

[Don Robert House]

Lube 1 is neat because it just never goes away and it stays slick.  I  
guess I need to buy a case and have it on hand for UZE GUYS.

I have used 3 in 1.  It seems to work OK.  At Bell we used the KS  
stuff which was nothing but AMOCO SAE 20W motor oil.

Don


On 5 Jan 2006, at 2:53 PM, gil smith wrote:

Larry:

I have one of those 3-in-1 plastic oil cans with the extendable spout  
-- they are available at Home Depot and such.

Only problem with mine, is the cap, which is a pull-open/push-close  
design.  Should not be a problem if there is a decent detent to hold  
it open or closed, but it moves quite freely.  So I snake it into  
position where I want to oil, and any slight pressure on the cap  
pushes it closed.  Gotta pull it out to open it and start again.   
Can't tape it open since it's oily, but a tyrap helps.  Maybe it just  
my unit -- I have that kind of luck.

ps:  I don't think Don is a fan of 3-in-one oil for teletypes;  he  
likes slick-50 stuff, but I have never found it anywhere.  I have  
used 3-in-1 on several tty machines, and it seems to work just fine  
for me.  I do agree with the general opinion that WD-40 is evil stuff  
that gums up over time, but I don't know that to be the case with 3- 
in-1.  Could be wrong -- wouldn't be the first time.

gil



At 01:29 PM 1/5/2006, Larry Tighe wrote:
> Howdy Folks,
>
> I just found a great oil can device for getting into those areas  
> where you normally can't reach the felts.  It appears to be a new  
> (new to me anyway) oil can with a telescoping tube.  There are  
> pictures of this on www.antiquetelephone.com/oil.htm is you'd like  
> to see one.  I'm sure this product is due to demand from teletype  
> maintenance people for a better Model 28 oil service tool.
>
> DISCLAIMER: (Don House style)...I have no financial interest in 3:1  
> Oil or any of it's subsidiaries, nor do I hold stock and or a  
> directorship in this company.
>
>
> Lar
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