Re: Head guide rails clean & lube - head banging

[Joe Dolice <tech-man@erols.com>]

I've used mineral oil on the rails of my canon copier, which is what
Canon recommends, and it seems to work OK.

"Rew, Alan" wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 21 May 2002 01:08:16 -0700,
> Powell Hargrave <hargravep@shaw.ca>, wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> > 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.
> <snip>
> 
> I don't know whether the formulation has changed over the years, or differs
> between countries, but I remember that '3in1' oil was at one time based,
> maybe partially, on vegetable oil rather than mineral oil. As such, it was
> more prone to drying over time and producing a sticky residue which could
> cause further problems.
> 
> Given the choice, I'd use a thin mineral oil, although I don't know of a
> specific brand.  It used to be possible to buy so-called 'sewing machine
> oil' which I believe was mineral-based and was a low-viscosity product
> suitable for fine machinery.
> 
> I'd be interested in any other suggestions for alternatives to a proprietary
> Epson lubricant. Has anybody tried WD-40, for example?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alan Rew
> 
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