[GreenKeys] Model 15 parts wanted

[Sheldon Daitch]

Your comment regarding the gears reminded me of
the practice we used with the AP M-15 and M-20 printers
back in the late 1970s.

The mainshaft gears we used were some type of hard fiber and
we kept the gears in a bucket of oil, the same oil we used for 
everything else on the M-15/20.

I don't recall using any special grease on the mainshaft gears, but
then again that was over 30 years ago.  Ah, where are my car keys?

Sheldon

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   If there's no rust, just dust, it should be straightforward to get it going.  Here's the cleaning procedure I use:

   http://www.aetherltd.com/refurbishing15.html

There are links to the Model 15 manuals on that page.  After cleaning, you have to re-oil everything, for which there is a procedure in the manual.  You'll need oil. This is much discussed, but the lightest grade of synthetic motor oil is a good choice.
Do NOT use WD-40.  You also need lithium grease and a small grease gun, and for the gears that tend to throw off grease, Lucas Red N' Tacky Grease.

Once you get through the basics above, it's time to find something to connect the machine to.  That's another subject.

				John Nagle