Re: Head guide rails clean & lube - head banging

["Holland StJohn" <holland@rattlers.net>]

Trombone slide oil is stable, thin, doesn't attract dust and easily
available at music stores.

Holland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rew, Alan" <arew@gresham-computing.com>
To: "Epson Inkjet Mailing List (E-mail)" <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: Head guide rails clean & lube - head banging


> 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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