[GreenKeys] WD-40

Fri Apr 12 22:28:10 EDT 2013

If Jack Benny had invented it, maybe it would have been WD-39.   ;-)

Kevin
W5TTY

On 4/12/2013 8:52 PM, Ralph Irish wrote:
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> I read somewhere that the "WD" stands for 'water displacement'.
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> W8ROI
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>     1. Re: Ribbons (Don Robert House)
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> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:34:38 -0500
> From: Don Robert House <k9tty at dls.net>
> To: Teletypeparts <teletypeparts at aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Ribbons
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> The rumor out on-line is that they are coming out with WD-41 soon.
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> "The only constant in the universe is change"  --- Commander
> Montgomery Scott, USS Enterprise
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> Don
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> On 12 Apr 2013, at 10:46 AM, Teletypeparts wrote:
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> Don
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> Thanks to you and others for the help with the ribbons and WD 40.
>
> I wonder if the WD stands for Wayne Durkee.    Although I am not 40
> any more.  LOL.
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> 73,
>
> Wayne
> KB1FDW
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Robert House <k9tty at dls.net>
> To: Teletypeparts <teletypeparts at aol.com>
> Cc: greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2013 9:41 pm
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Ribbons
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> On 11 Apr 2013, at 7:46 PM, Teletypeparts wrote:
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> I need some details on ribbon rejuvenation.
>
> I put 4 ribbons still on spools in a plastic bag with some WD 40
> today.  I know some on this list have done this.  Wondering how much
> WD 40 to use and how long to leave em in the bag.
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> Thanks,
>
> Wayne
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> Hi Wayne,
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> I have used WD-40 for ribbons for many years now.  It works great.
> However the use of a real re-inker is better...
>
> The first method is a bit messy.  I did this on the side of my
> driveway in California.
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> 1. unroll the entire ribbon and LIGHTLY spray the whole thing with the
> stuff. Then roll it up again and wait at least 48 hours before using it.
>
> 2. unwrap the outer wrapping only and use the "straw" that comes with
> the spray can to spray into the space between the ribbon and the spool.
>        put the ribbon in a plastic bag for about a week
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> 3. make a re-inking machine out of spare Teletype ribbon reversing
> components using some kind of handle to make a crank and spray LIGHTLY
> as you turn the crank from one spool to the other.
>
> 4. Buy WD-40 in a can instead of a spray can.  fill an old ash tray or
> saucer so that you can place the ribbon on the spool about half way up
> in the liquid for about 30 seconds.
>       Then turn it over for another 30 seconds, and place in the plastic
> bag for about a week.
>
> I usually put some twisted up paper towel in the plastic bag to absorb
> any extra WD-40.
>
> Finally... another method is to make a re-inking machine as described
> above but in between the two spools use a head from an actual re-inker
> inkwell with felts that is filled with ribbon ink.
> This works nicely for ribbon cartridges for machines like the M42, 43,
> 5310, UGC-74, etc. You simply pull out enough of the ribbon to go
> around the inkwell and keep turning the ribbon advance knob until the
> whole ribbon is freshly inked.
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> Good luck,
>
> Don
> K9TTY
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