This is a lot of fun. Dust can and does exist on un-oiled things. Many clocks tho' not dust proof live in a reasonably clean environment, self contained. So is there a measurable worth of oil vs no oil on an escapement other than assumed sterile environment? I had to ask.
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Rich <rich-mail at octoxol.com> wrote: > The oil collects dust and wear particles, all oil collects dust and wear > particles. When applied to the common brass in mesh with steel the dust > and wear particles are embedded in the softer material and serve as an > abrasive to wear the harder material. Brass against steel tends to be > self lubricating. That is why it is used. > > The antique fiber gears are not supposed to be lubricated either, the > oil attacks the resin and ruins them. And that is why Edison switched > to a steel gear from fiber in the Opera. > > The winding gear and pawl is similar metal. The output gear may be > similar or dissimilar depending on the manufacturer. > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
