12 Apr
2016
12 Apr
'16
5:19 p.m.
"I suppose it might do that, but that's not its main purpose. Its main
purpose is to loosen rusted and otherwise stuck fasteners and shafts."
Here I thought that the 'WD' stood for Water Dispersant (version 40). Also,
while I have no use for the stuff myself, I've certainly never encountered
any of the 'horror stories' about it turning to wax, gum, +attracting+
moisture and fostering rust, ad nauseam.
You want a common household product horror story, look into Armor All. For
dog's sake, keep that stuff off your vinyl dashboards, car & cycle tires,
anything of that sort. If you want plastic or rubber to shine, get a bottle
of plastic / rubber dressing from a reputable supplier.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 7:06 PM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
The 'Zoom Spout' Turbine Oil (Supco, other
mfrs.) is brilliant for
lubricating any fine mechanisms. It's also quite inexpensive, and the
extensible spout is worth the price of the bottle alone. The oil contained
is crystal-clear and somewhere in the 5-10W range, non-detergent and will
not gum up.
Here's another little jewel, that no mechanical geek worth their salt
should be without - the General Tools 589 Precision Oiler. This is a
high-quality, leak-proof refillable oiler, that allows very precise
dispensing of even the smallest droplets.
As an example, eBay item #131703297238
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 04/12/2016 03:24 PM, dwight wrote:
Please don't put it on your teletype unless
you intend to
immediately rinse it off with solvent.
What Dwight said.
Kerosene or paint thinner makes a good cleaning solvent. SAE 5 "white"
oil is a good lightweight lubricant; often used to lube sewing machines.
--Chuck