At 09:37 -0700 Earth time on 060907 June Oshiro sent:
Hi, I am trying to find a solution for my quandary. I have a nice wheel. It needs to be oiled in a few places b/c the spinning is stiff. I hate oiling wheels b/c the oil gets black and drips messy spots on the wheel, the fiber, the floor, me... Is there a less messy way to oil the wheel? Does anyone have experience with the graphite or molybdenum lubricants for spinning wheels?
Where do you live? Oil should.t get black all by itself. Is it is possibly environmental?. Either the wheel is wearing away and adding the blackness or the environment is adding something. Fine particles of common metals are black, and that should be the usual suspect.
Graphite and molybdenum sulfide are good lubricants with a similar molecular structure, but they are also very black. Maybe a previous owner used one of them?
My suggestion would be to first clean the "bearing" places well. Then use a small amount of a plain lubricant. Sewing machine oil is a good choice.
Good luck. Ron Ron Parker - FiberNet list mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] For information http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/fninfo.html To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
