[Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings

[David Bagley]

I put vetinary grade castor oil on the bearings at Strensham, on the advice 
of Arthur Jopp who also said he used to mix it with Russian tallow in the 
summer months to make it a bit thicker. You should be able to get castor oil 
from your local agricultural suppliers. I have no idea where to get tallow 
from these days!

David Bagley.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom blyth" <tomblyth at n...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings


>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...>
>> wrote:
>> > --- 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!
>> >
>> > I gather that Chris Cooper has his own formula!
>> >
>> > 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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>> R
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