Last post I promise. The verge wears for reasons stated as well as the fact that a clock verge has two pallets engaging an escape wheel that may have 40 plus teeth. A lot of work for two against the many.
Loran's oil gums up after a few years btw. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Robert Wright <esroberto at hotmail.com> wrote: > Oh my. > > Heh. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loran Hughes" <loran at oldcrank.com> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AB's and gear oiling > > > > I've used Mike's whale oil. Quite frankly, it smells funny and doesn't > > perform well in cold weather. Personally, I prefer a fine sewing > > machine oil rendered from baby seals. > > > > Loran > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
