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Yep, guess who just sprayed wd40 over a brown wax cylinder , any one have a spare? It's "more work for the undertaker" by dan w Quinn
Thanks

You're joshing us right ??

Yep, I was oiling some small parts of a machine then i noticed the cylinder behind it.........

Yep, same as trying to use the toilet when you suddenly realize that you are sitting on someones lap

Did it makes spots on the cylinder, and cause a small amount of melting on the grooves, as the kerosene in it will dissolve wax.

No I quickly dabbed it off, it just "smudged" some of the grooves away, most of it's still audible, but since it was quiet to start with it's even more so!

Alex, please don't tell us you are oiling anything with WD-40. It's a terrible lubricant and was never intended to be one. Once the volatile solvent evaporates, it leaves a sticky residue which is intended to displace water. Hence the name WD-40 (water displacement, formula #40). It's much better glue than a lubricant. It is and was originally intended to be a moisture protectant, not a lubricant. Use a penetrating solvent such as Kroil for those purposes where you want a penetrant, and use a proper lubricant where you want to do oiling. I find that a mixture of regular 20 or 30 weight petroleum oil combined with a modifier containing PTFE (teflon) such as the automotive oil additive known as "Slick 50" works very well for lubricating phono works, pivots, and smaller gears. Use grease for the larger, higher torque gears. The PTFE provides continued lubrication of sliding surfaces such as the knife edge of Edison cylinder phonos. Using a pure synthetic oil instead of the petro would probably be even better and longer lasting.

I agree with Greg. I use synthetic grease mixed with graphite for springs and it seems to work really well. My dad never liked DW-40 either we use Kroil for years, for loosening parts up.

I agree with Greg too... http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... D40#p61293

George P.

WD40 and even much much better "PB Blaster" is for freeing up stuck rusty bolts, etc. That's about it my young friend. Live and learn my dad always told me. we learn by mistakes - ask my two X wives!!!!