26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
12:43 p.m.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:04:24 -0400 (EDT), der Mouse wrote:
Now, bicycles aren't computers, but it does seem to
me that similar
remarks should apply to anything with complicated mechanical parts,
such as an ASR33 or a Selectric...though you might want to use grease
rather than oil as the lube once you've washed it relatively clean.
A can of Gunscrub from your faviorite Gun shop or sporting goods store, will wash an ASR33
clean,
in preperation for some good old 30 wt. motor oil, applied to just about everything inside
:)
Since I can not buy Freon TF any more Gunscrub has become my spray cleaner of choice.
often followed by a WD40 rinse. And then the lub of choice, from 5 wt. to Lubriplate
depending on what is
to be lubricated. I find I use a lot of silicone these days for nylon and plastics. But
WD40 is most often
used as a wash, never as a lubricant.
Oh ya .... On topic ... I remenber :)
WD40 is great for old printer ribbons, it loosens the unused dried ink on the edges which
then migrates to
the bare center of the ribbon through osmossis<sp?> and gives an old dried out
ribbon one more short
burst of life. Usually, only to prove the printer still works to someone .... Who if they
want it, can find their
own source of new ribbons ... Or it's moved back into storage.
Later
Bob
later
Bob