<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can be significant. Friction there = can come from two directions - rough surfaces on the capstan and wip heel and all that = can be exacerbated by poor action geometry (not centered on the magic line). = Solution: get contact at half blow on the magic line (or as close as reasonably = possible), polish capstan, new felt on wip heel (don't want a dimple in the felt) lubricated with microfine Teflon powder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to know how significant is friction on the capstan? If so, what would be the best way to lubricate?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would this make any difference = on the touchweight?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling  </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>