The rails are pretty hidden and it takes the straw to get to them. The way they do it is quick and easy which is necessary when they’re really busy. Besides, if I try to give them a different way I’ll probably get one of those “Well then why don’t you do it then” replies.
This is not exactly what our slicer looks like, but trying to get at the rails is similar. The chute rides on two rails, one above that long slot and one below it. Spraying it with a lubricant that comes out of straw works pretty well.
WD-40 should not be used on anything with tight tolerances because it will eventually gum up and cause it to bind. Lock cylinders come to mind. The pins in the cylinder will stick and then the lock fails.
Hear hear. Mrs. Tango uses WD-40 on everything (well, maybe not everything, as Siam Sam attested upthread). I had to get her to stop putting it into lock cylinders.
I used WD40 to rid my deck of wood boring carpenter bees. Stuff dries out there skin and they die in the hole. I don’t mind bees, but when they start boring into my home its game on.
Right – ditto for guitar machine heads (the gear parts between the tuning knob and the post the guitar string winds onto). Works great at first, but collects grit which ends up destroying the gears. Graphite is the correct solution here.
WD-40 is great for a squeaky door hinge or whatnot, when you need a little lubricant for something that’s not special-purpose.
I may be misremembering, but I think it’s what the Navy Chief had us use on the Springfield-03’s we used for drill, to avoid rust in the Florida climate.
Yeah, the label does make it look like the Dr. Bronner’s of lubricants, doesn’t it? My favorite is the test they urge you to try by comparing how fast PBB can melt through a styrofoam cup compared to the competition. :eek: Gotta love that bro-science!
Kano labs makes a whole bunch of other things beside Kroil and AeroKroil (the aerosol can version). I imagine in your situation, Microil or an actual lubricant in their catalog might be an even better choice.
Yep, that’s pretty much all I use it for. Those tool rolls/bags you get for cars and bikes? I mist mine with WD40 to keep them from rusting - so far, so good.
I was told when I worked at the BBC that the early slow motion replay machines used for sports broadcasts where huge spinning disks of something fancy like selenium.
Like early hard drives they had heads that were supposed to float on an air cushion - but often crashed disastrously, so someone tried pouring WD-40 on the disks so the heads now rode on a film of the stuff and apparently it worked.
No idea if that’s true, but I was told it by old-timers who’d been involved with Sports OBs
Used to have a car that would stop running during thunderstorms/heavy rain. Friends were very amused when I’d coast to the side of the road, pop the hood and spray in some WD-40. Eventually I think it did finally occur to me that I could replace the wires, but it was amazing how the WD-40 would bring the car back to life.
It depends on what the need is. For many lubrication applications anything from WD40 to goose grease will work fine. One thing WD40 is best for is lubricating the bearings on computer fans. Over time some fans will slow down to a fraction of nominal speed and cant achieve nominal speed anymore. You can deliver a very precise amount to the bearing precisely where you want it. It cleans and lubricates the bearing and the fan returns to nominal speed. Your normal 3in1 oil would cause the bearing to collect dust and it usually gets splattered where you dont want it.
I always just took the sticker off (which exposes the bushing and shaft), put a small drop of some kind of light machine oil in there (it was typically gun oil), and put the sticker back on, and usually taped over it to be sure.
I had PC fans that were making funny sounds and running slow return to normal and stay that way for a LONG time- until the PCs were retired, which was 2 years later in many cases.
Gotta love that bro-science!
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