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Re: Lubricating Cylinders --YoYo lubricant?
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 21:07:23 GMT
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Maybe it sounds strange, but you could use the lubricant people use for
their YoYos.
As Yoyos are made of different kind of plastics (ok - there are also wooden
and metal ones)
, there should be no problems i.e.: Your cylinders will survive the
treatment..........
You can buy in a lot of toy-stores (the nice side-effect is that you get
close to the Lego-department).
Stefan
> I've noticed that some of my cylinders are a bit "sticky" or sound like
> they are grinding. The small cylinders and pumps have a lubricant
> on them already.
>
> On a side note, I'd be careful about what kind of oil I put into these
> cylinders, since some plastics become "embrittled" over the years with
> exposures to hydrocarbons. I'm going to look into plastic mold release
> agents which I assume are better suited to ABS. You should be able to find
> these at hobby shops.
>
> Any chemists out there with better info than mine?
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> Cheers,
>
> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
>
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