While on the subject of lubricants, I have a Speed Graphic... to
advance the front lens standard, the long rail, that holds the standard,
slides through adjacent rails on each slide. If you've seen a Graphic,
you'll see what I mean. It takes an effort to turn the knob that
advances the lens standard rail.. Is there a lubricant I can insert
into the retaining rails to ease the sliding,
Thanks.
B.
On 11/04/2019 2:51 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
On 4/11/19 4:58 AM, Laurence Cuffe (Redacted sender cuffe for DMARC) wrote:=============================================================================================================
It took a while. I then lubricated it with wd 40,
Never use WD-40 as a lubricant for fine, complex machinery. WD was designed
to be "Water Displacing" - it leaves a residue behind to keep water away and
that residue attracts dust and grime.
The most important thing it to first thoroughly clean the moving surfaces.
For metal I used naptha OR alcohol. Once everything is degreased/clean,
I use a *minimal* amount of fine machine oil rubbed onto the surfaces with
a lint free cotton cloth. Oh, and shutters NEVER get oiled except maybe by
an person expert in CLA.
