[rollei_list] Re: OT: Question re shutter CLA and Ronsonol
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 02:13:42 -0800
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From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:37 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Question re shutter CLA and
Ronsonol
> Richard,
>
> Very goooood!
>
> BTW, I still have a few cc's of sperm whale oil, which
> was supposed to be a non-oxidising oil to be used in
> fine shutter mechanisms. Most oils will oxidise and turn
> into "varnish", which is the perpetrator of most shutter
> stoppages or slowdowns.
>
> There is an oil called Nyoil, made in the great whaling
> port of New Bedford, that used to be sperm whale
> oil, then was JOJOBA oil, but I don't know what it is
> now. Non-oxidising oils can probably be synthesized
> these days.
>
> Jerry
>
I have a bottle of Nyoil which I bought from the web I
think. A large bottle lasts forever. I am pretty sure its a
synthetic. It works for shutters and for many other things.
Not expensive or too hard to find. A Google search will find
many sources. I also use a synthetic oil made by Lebell and
sold mostly in hobby shops catering to model railroaders (I
guess thats a railroader who behaves himself). Its available
in three grades. The middle grade is much like Nyoil, the
light grade is very light, almost like Kerosine, the heavy
grade is "sticky" and useful where you want some damping.
These also are not expensive.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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