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    Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Troy McLucas
   How about a water-based lubricant instead of petroleum-based? If it's safe for latex...why not ABS? :) Use it sparingly and only as a last resort. Personally, I doubt I would use graphite. Graphite would be a little too messy for me. -Troy (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Mike Fusion
     <snip> from using different types of yoyos and other things i have found that the best for inert lubricating is silicon lubricant, there are also some other lubes for nylon that i can't think of but i do know that they are out there. some vcr repair (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Thomas D. Fulk, Jr.
     (...) Before someone ruins their pneumatics..... Brake Fluid will ruin many plastics, will remove paint, and can even damage certain types of rubber seals. The rubber parts in an automotive brake system are made from special rubber that is made to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Tobbe Arnesson
   Hey! Some lubricant's are especially made for lubricating thin latex night wear that I won't mention since this is a family news station... Let's just say the latex thingie is used to keep the number of kidos down. But I bet the clerks will wrinkle (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Jerry Kalpin
   I have a few opinions on the lubrication issue: 1. I would be wary of anything water-soluble/organic as it might grow mold etc and perhaps start to smell. Leave some out for a week or two and give it the 'nose' test before using. 2. Even though (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Mike Fusion
      (...) small (BANGS HEAD) THAT WAS IT!!! lithium grease. man oh man why couldn't i think of that. it evens quiets things very well. mike "hitting his head" fusion (24 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Lubricating technic turntables —Chris Pritchard
   (...) For lubing up my Pneumatics, I used Permatex Super lube, A synthetic grease made by Loctite. Seems to act like any other grease, and have not had any problems with it. Chris Pritchard (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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