[GreenKeys] Lubrication

[Pete Lancashire]

Another oil is called 'Turbine Oil', this came up for those of us
that own a Hammond Organ. It has a long shaft that is run from a small
synchronous motor and any gumming up of the oil will cause it to slow down.

http://www.kittiwake.com/7_7_turbine_oil.htm

many other ref's via Google

-pete


On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:04 AM, John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> wrote:
> On 8/19/2010 9:01 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> I learned that there are different lubricants for different parts of the
>> clock.
>> The old clock oils were based on whale oil and later other organic oils
>> were used.  The problem with all of these is that they dry out with
>> time.  The newer oils are synthetic based and do not dry out.  BUT, the
>> are expensive (a few ounces of Nye oil is almost $50).
>> http://www.prc68.com/I/SWCC2.shtml#Lub
>>
>> Brooke Clarke
>> http://www.PRC68.com
>>
>>
>> Lee Mushel wrote:
>>> >  Yes, I, too, visited my "agricultural supply" store and got needles and
>>> >  syringes.   I concur wholly with Roy's suggestions.
>
>    I've written up the cleanup and oiling of a Model 15 at
>
>        http://www.aetherltd.com/refurbishing.html
>
> There's a manual:
>
> http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/teletype/138_Model15_Adj_Oct41.pdf
>
> See pages 64-68 for the list of oiling points, of which there
> are several hundred.
>
> I use Valvoline 5-20W synthetic motor oil, which doesn't gunk up,
> and an Empire precision oiler
> ("http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Level-2776-Precision-Oiler/dp/B0001ZYNE8") to
> put one drop of oil in the right places.
>
> It's not a syringe; it's a pen-like gadget that drops one drop of oil
> out of the end of its tube onto a tiny brass knob, which you then
> touch to the bearing to be oiled.  This is great for all those
> little bearings in the keyboard and typebar areas. You can oil
> about one bearing per second, so you can hit all the proper
> oiling points like you're supposed to.
>
> The oil filler points and bigger bearings are oiled with a long
> snout oil can.
>
> For the grease points, "Red  'N' Tacky Grease", which is about
> $5 per grease gun tube, works well. Since Teletypes have
> unenclosed gears, you need to use something that won't be
> thrown off by centrifugal force.  Lithium grease isn't
> normally formulated for that.
>
> If you go to the trouble to do a full cleaning and oiling
> job, an undamaged Model 15 will just purr.  The loudest sound
> on mine is the keys hitting the paper.
>
>                                John Nagle
>
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