[GreenKeys] Nose Oil

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Simon Claessen" <simski at dds.nl>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Nose Oil


> for VERY small amounts of oil, i drip a few drops on a 
> coin and use a very small flat screwdriver to transport 
> dips of it to varous parts in clocks and watches. the 
> smaller the tip, the smaller teh amount. even needles can 
> work, or plain copperwire or strand of a copper cable in 
> small tweezers.
>
> On 16/03/13 16:56, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
>> One problem with most oils is not the oil itself but the 
>> excessive
>> application of it.
>>
>> I've used the nose oil trick on negatives (a mentioned 
>> usage) but
>> switched over to a commercial product and found that 
>> while it worked
>> great it was hard to not get too much everywhere.  A drop 
>> on a small
>> piece of felt and finger application to the negative was 
>> one way to get
>> it done.
>>
>> What tricks have others used to not get too much oil to 
>> critical parts?
>>
>> Peter
>>
     There are a couple of ways. Clockmakers use wires with 
small balls on the end. These will hold a specified amount 
of oil depending on the size of the ball and viscosity of 
the oil. Without that you can use the end of any wire, 
unbent paper clips work. You can also pick up a drop of oil 
using jeweler's tweezers and use that to transfer the oil, 
it will go where you want.  Another trick is to use a very 
fine artist's brush. Put a drop or two of oil on a smooth 
surface, say a saucer, and brush it out. Then pick up a 
little with the end of the brush. You can transfer very 
small amounts of oil using a nearly dry brush.  Any or all 
of these techniques will work.  The brush is especially 
valuable for getting oil into areas that are difficult to 
access since  you can reach right in without losing the oil 
on surrounding surfaces.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com