[Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings

[tom blyth]

I find a oil and grease mixture works well if you make it so it would just
(plop)out of a jar from Tom Blyth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Offen" <richard at s...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:50 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings


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> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Mike Chester" <mike at m...>
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> > --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "combineharvestersam"
> > <combineharvestersam at h...> wrote:
> > > Can you put cooking oil in plain bearings?
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> > Of course you COULD - but it would surely flow straight out again
> as
> > it is much less viscous than the oils that are traditionally used.
> > Might make things pong a bit if it is used oil!
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> > I gather that Chris Cooper has his own formula!
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> > Mike
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> Yes, but his formula involves having a portable BBQ up the tower to
> render things down - probably dead pigeons, etc! If a Fire Officer
> saw it they'd have a fit!
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> Castor oil is always a good one for plain bearings, but there are
> probably modern, commercial lubricants that are far better, more
> available and cheaper.
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> Castor oil used to be used as a laxative, so I guess it makes both
> humans and bells 'go well'!
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