<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=3><EM>Julia</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM>  If the pins are really tight then Joe is right, & pinning is the solution.  But you may also be successful with a water and alchohol solution to shrink the felt & free the pins.  2 parts water to 8 parts alcohol is a fairly dilute solution.  If your pins are more sluggish then you may increase the water by another 3 or 4 drops water to alchol.  I have also used tolulene or naptha with silicone oil. 1 part oil To 9 parts thinner. This is  a last resort though as vertigree or some other contamination is the true problem & lubes are usually temporary.  (Sorry Joe G.)I find goose juice to be of no use on pins.  So many lubes have a temporary effect & then they come back.  Yes! ...it's a real sticky wicket!</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM>  Dale</EM></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Greetings, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       Again, what is the ratio fo mineral oil to naptha for a centerpin lubricant? ...4 to 1 which way? what is best to store it in?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thanks in advance,</DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall </DIV> <DIV>Reading, PA</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>