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Re: Lubricating technic turntables
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:29:42 GMT
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"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
news:3AC937B7.A66D8641@airmail.net...
> > Any suggestions to safely yet effectively lubricate technic turntables? I
> > have four which are somewhat stiff and require a fair amount of torque to
> > rotate. Thanks in advance!
> DISCLAIMER: I've never tried this...
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> I'd definitely avoid any kind of liquid lubricant.
Hmm... I have an older turntable (circa 1995ish) and I'd lubricated it about
a year after I got it with HO train gear-lubricant, and havn't had any
problems at all. I first tried graphite - that was a DISASTER. So messy. The
gear oil worked much nicer. I fed a steady bead around the base fo the ring
gear, it's about 1 mm thick on the inside... along the face where it mates
with the base.
It's remained super-smooth ever since!
Iain
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| (...) DISCLAIMER: I've never tried this... I'd definitely avoid any kind of liquid lubricant. I'd guess that a dry graphite lubricant would work - the kind of thing that's recommended for lubricating door locks that comes with a nice thin nozzle to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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