Andy, I think I would have more faith in Toothpaste or Glaziers' Putty in keeping the abrasive dust in check than in Cotton Wool. Al Messer --- AndyA <AndyA@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All > thank for your offers of help/ suggestions. I've > just come in from the workshop and as suggested the > problem with the lubricator is a worn shaft. Despite > being a 'commercial item' the shaft doesn't appear > to have been hardened at all. > I might take you up on your offer of photos Roger, > but I'm going to Harrogate on Friday so I will have > a look there first. > I will try your idea of cleaning the regulator face > tomorrow Ron. It seems to be a simplest way of doing > it. Cotton wool has been suggested for blocking the > ports to prevent the carborundum, dust getting into > the cylinder so I will try that as well. I'll let > you know how it goes. > regards > Andy > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.