26 Aug
2006
26 Aug
'06
3:19 p.m.
On 8/26/2006 at 9:57 PM Jules Richardson wrote:
Do mechanical adding machines / calculators favour any
particular kind of
oil (or grease) - or is it just a case of going for the lightest stuff
possible?
An old standby for this kind of stuff is triple-filtered white kerosene
(paraffin oil to in the UK)--available as "Ultra-pure Lamp OIl" at many
variety stores. Has moderate penetrating properties and is a light-bodied
lubricant. You could also try some watch oil--the difference is that
watch oil is sold by the cc and lamp oil, by the liter or half-gallon.
FWIW, many brass-playing musicians use lamp oil on valves with very good
results. I've heard that adding a few drops per ounce of 5 weight white
oil improves the lubricating properites.
Cheers,
Chuck