any new fix for an old problem

[Robert Edwardsen]

Roger,

I've used your process for many years but like Fred Drash's reasoning for
keeping a bottle bourbon, handy.  I just might  put a flask in my
lubricant/glue box.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: any new fix for an old problem


> Rob,
>         Being cheap, just buy a small bottle of rubbing alcohol from the
> drugstore.  The alcohol acts as a wetting agent, the water does the
> shrinking. The ratio is not too critical.
> Once you get the bushings wet, the action will cease up pretty well, don't
> be alarmed, once the action dries out all should be well.
> Roger
>
>
> At 12:45 AM 2/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Roger,
> >
> >Do you think the 50/50 solution would be about 40 proof?
> >
> >Rob Edwardsen
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
> >To: <caut@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: any new fix for an old problem
> >
> >
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>               Shrink the bushing cloth with 50% water/alcohol, leave
for
> >> 24hrs to dry slowly.  It will shrink the bushing to size.
> >> If you speed dry, it tends to over size the bushings.
> >> Regards Roger
> >>
> >> At 08:18 PM 2/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >Hi All,
> >> >Since my retirement from my institutional work, I have been "out in
the
> >> >field" at some local colleges and schools.  A Baldwin 243HP action was
> >> >treated several years ago with Naptha and mineral oil, and now gets
very
> >> >sluggish at times.  After I treat it with Protek, everything is fine
for
> >a
> >> >while.  Is there any way short of replacing parts, pins and/or
flanges,
> >to
> >> >drive out the mineral oil?
> >> >
> >> >I'm hoping in time the Protek will, but I'm looking for more sage
advice
> >> >from some of the old sages that have encountered the problem before.
> >> >
> >> >Paul Kupelian, RPT
> >> >kupelian@oswego.edu
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
>