On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:54 PM, June Oshiro wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ronald Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Apr 29, 2008, at 6:32 PM, sierraspun wrote: >> years ago? Naw!), someone recommended regular ol' 30-wt motor oil, >> and I used that when my Lendrum began to complain. > > Not a good idea. > > > -- > > Sorry, Ron, but could you 'splain further?
Just the fact that motor oil is designed for high temperature, high contact pressure between surfaces as in an internal combustion engine. > > The Schacht wheel folks recommend: "Use medium weight oil such as 20 > or 30 weight motor oil." > (http://www.schachtspindle.com/instructions/spinning/ > swmaintenancemanual.htm) I'll bow to Schacht. I'll also try to remember to ask Barry at the Tampa Convergence, and then try to remember to post a message here. > > Lucky for me, my main wheels are all sealed bearings (no oiling > needed, I'm so spoiled). The one wheel that does need oil, I use a > Teflon lubricant from Radio Shack (http://tinyurl.com/4bxjmo). I wipe > it off after a couple hours of spin time (it still gets black and > gunky) and reapply. Seems to be just fine. Who can argue with success? That said, the black must be from ground up metal or something else in the bearing, so that would bother me a bit Ron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
