At 09:47 PM 20/05/2002 -0400, you wrote: > The Service Manual for my Epson 1160 warns against using any types of >lubricant other than the ones recommended and supplied by Epson, viz. >"Grease: G-26 Epson code B702600001" and Oil: "O-12 Epson Code 1038991", >which cost over ten dollars US for each for an unspecified quantity. Do >you have any observations? I'm sure the Epson lubricants are top quality and may be better than, for instance, "3in1" oil. But this isn't quite rocket science. Any good clean lubricant of about the right viscosity should work fine and definitely be better than dirty sticky friction surfaces. Powell - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.