[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 211, Issue 3

J. Petrila jlpservicesinc at gmail.com
Wed Feb 28 19:53:44 EST 2024 

After a bunch fo research years ago on Bronze worm drive gears I switched
to using a special worm gear drive oil Mobil SHC in my champion 400.

Brass and bronze don't like the high sulfur oils.. The oils need to be
brass and bronze safe..  Not sure if compatibility is as much of a problem
now with oils but know even 15 years ago brass safe was important for
manual transmissions..

The SHC 460 I use is a little thick in the winter but has amazing film
strength..

Few realize that worm gear drives actually put pressure on the side ( in
shear) of the oil molecule.


JLP Services Inc
6 Kenwood Dr
Rutland, MA 01543-1215

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On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 5:44 PM Andrew Vida <impublius at gmail.com> wrote:

> I second the take it apart and clean it out option for the blower.
>
> Gouge-out/drain the bulk, then into solvent, whether Stoddard solution
> (Varsol), MEK, diesel, kero, etc.  Scrup the crap out of it, get it squeaky
> clean, reassemble and refill with a lighter oil whose gelling point is
> low.  Actually, I'm thinking #2 Vactra way oil would be perfect for this
> task, or even ATF.
>
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> > No worries ? Maybe I will have to come up there and research a location
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> > neighbors and we're in the landing pattern for Wasilla muni airport. If a
> > person isn't an idiot disposing of bodies is pretty straight forward.
> Being
> > a not idiot bodies don't need transporting from a city or large town of
> > course. Then a can of sardines or tuna in oil will bring the bears. Body
> is
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> > From: blcksmth <blcksmth at reagan.com>
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> > I have a typical forge blower that is working fine except that it is
> > harder to crank than I think it should be.
> > The crank is on one side of the gearbox and the fan on the other side. I
> > suspect the oil has partially solidified.
> > The fan is free and it does coast for a bit when you stop cranking.
> > Adding oil to the gearbox has no effect.
> > What would be a recommended liquid that I could pour into the gearbox to
> > allow the gunk to be drained out
> > and then add new oil? Gasoline comes to mind, with the usual precautions
> > including a cold forge.
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> > From: "J. Petrila" <jlpservicesinc at gmail.com>
> > To: blcksmth <blcksmth at reagan.com>,     Blacksmithing List Sponsored by
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> > Kerosene or diesel..
> >
> > The best thing is to remove the cover and clean out the old oil..
> > Sometimes there is more solid metals than expected and can damage some of
> > the gears.
> >
> >
> > JLP Services Inc
> > 6 Kenwood Dr
> > Rutland, MA 01543-1215
> >
> > 1 (508) 667-5498
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> > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 1:58?PM blcksmth via TheForge <
> > theforge at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have a typical forge blower that is working fine except that it is
> > > harder to crank than I think it should be.
> > > The crank is on one side of the gearbox and the fan on the other side.
> I
> > > suspect the oil has partially solidified.
> > > The fan is free and it does coast for a bit when you stop cranking.
> > > Adding oil to the gearbox has no effect.
> > > What would be a recommended liquid that I could pour into the gearbox
> to
> > > allow the gunk to be drained out
> > > and then add new oil? Gasoline comes to mind, with the usual
> precautions
> > > including a cold forge.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob Willman
> > > The Eagle's Anvil
> > > Bowling Green, Ohio
> > > WB8NQW
> > >
> > >
> > > A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of
> > > government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally
> > > important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those
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