Yeah, I understand that Al, but any remnant traces of toothpast will be just as bad as the grit. I use kid's Plasticene (tm) for this and several other things around the workshop - always got a tub of it on hand. > TEL, the idea is to block the ports with something > that will resist the abrasive and yet be washed out of > the ports with water. > > Al > --- Terry Lane <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Don't use toothpaste Al, it's an abrasive in it's > > own right. Makes a very > > good compound for cutting back varnish > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > 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. > 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.