Knuckles/Graphite

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:53:18 +0100



Jack Houweling wrote:
> 
> Hello
> I just finished working on the Baldwin. The knuckles where maybe ten-fifteen
> years old and graphite was caked on the knuckles. I used a rag and naphtha
> and removed so much graphite. I then let it dry for a couple hours and
> applied teflon powder. This reduced the downweight by 5-7 grams.
> 
> Jack Houweling
> 
>

Ok... I can see if you have caked on graphite (or probably anything)
this would be a problem. Tho how do you explain so much graphite. You'd
think that this stuff would wear off through the years. Do you consider
this to be a common problem?

RicB

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