[Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings

[Neil Skelton]

.....probably kill yourself trying to keep the bells up!

Seriously, I find EP90 (or similar) ideal but first I soak squares of old
carpet felt and then place these on top of the gudgeons. This not only keeps
the bearings lubricated for a few weeks but also cleans them. One should
remember to change the pieces of felt on a regular basis.

Not sure what I shall use when my current supply of old carpet runs out. Any
suggestions?

Neil.

----- Original Message -----
From: "jimhedgcock" <jameshedgcock at h...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:18 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Plain Bearings


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> ---I know a retired bellhanger who put sand/earth in the bearings of
> waggons whilst a POW in Germany, at the risk of being shot! I don't
> know what would happen to you if you did the same with bell bearings!
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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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> > Sam
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