26 Aug
2006
26 Aug
'06
5:09 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Now I've been flamed for this before, but any
_real_ clock repairer will
tell you the only way to do this is to take the thing apart and clean the
parts in a suitable solvent. And then put it back together with the right
lubricants.
I was wondering that, to be honest. Actually, as this is just an adding
machine the mechanism isn't too complex, plus it's decimal and so is
symmetrical (apart from some minor differences in the 10th column, which has
no associated keys).
Nothing wrong with totally stripping something down to restore it - it's what
I normally do with things, I just wouldn't fancy doing it with something as
complex as a compometer as I'd never get it back together again! Not so bad
with a 'simple' adder.
High melthing point grease (normal car grease, Castrol
LM, etc) on very
slow moving parts like the carriage slideways and the handle gearing
No probs there...
Clock oil (obtained from a watch/clockmaker's
supplier) on most parts.
Any ideas about sewing machine oil? I've got a supply of that, but I don't
think I've got anything thinner on hand until I'm up at the museum next...
cheers
Jules
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