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<DIV><SPAN class=3D761250908-24092004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Many=20
years ago, when I first started looking after a Taylor installation on=
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plain bearings of 1902/7, I enquired of Taylors as to the correct means of=
=20
lubrication. I was told that agricultural castor oil was the correct lubric=
ant,=20
and that this was fed through the small hole in the top of the "hat" on the=
=20
gudgeon cover. Inside the gudeon cover was a wick feed, "stitched together =
in=20
the form of a chinese jumping cracker". Needless to say, the wick feeds wer=
e all=20
hopelessly choked up with grease.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D761250908-24092004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>We=20
thoroughly cleaned out the gudgeons and bearings, and I fitted sponge wicks=
in=20
the gudgeon covers. If the bearings were topped up about once a month with =
a=20
little gear oil, the bells would go extremely well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D761250908-24092004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Andrew=20
Bull</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Richard Offen=20
[mailto:richard@s...]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 23 September 2004 10:22<BR><B>To=
:</B>=20
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: P=
lain=20
Bearings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><TT>--- In bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com,=20
"George Dawson" <George@d...> <BR>wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > =
Not=20
sure what I shall use when my current supply of old carpet <BR>runs=20
out.<BR>> Any<BR>> > suggestions?<BR>> <BR>> Come round to=
my=20
garage!!<BR>> GAD<BR><BR>Alternatively, orthopaedic felt works quite w=
ell -=20
the type used to <BR>line finger splints etc. A local pharmac=
y=20
should be able to get it <BR>for you.<BR><BR>This isn't a very 'historica=
l'=20
subject is it! Let's make it so: how <BR>many customs for the=
use=20
of old bell bearing grease can we come up <BR>with?<BR><BR>I'll set the b=
all=20
rolling: At Bapchild in Kent, "bell coom", as it <BR>was known, was much =
sort=20
after as an infallible cure for ringworm.<BR><BR>Any=20
others?<BR><BR>R<BR><BR></TT><BR><BR>This email=20
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