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My locksmith recommended using a lubricant such as LPS#2 for lubricating a lock. Now back to the topic at hand... joe salerno On 8/14/2012 7:00 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > OK, I can't beat Dennis's analogy, but in general I would advise using > WD40 on rusty bolts on the kids' swing set or for sticky consumer-grade > locks on outside doors and do not even bring it into the room where > audio equipment is kept and used. It really does work well for finicky > locks (for instance, the lock on my shed that has suffered 20 > northeastern US winters), also for squeeky door hinges (curing those > always wins brownie points with the wife), but not for anything audio. > For things like motors, use light motor oil sold as "Zoom Spout Oil" at > most US hardware stores. For other things, use purified and specialized > oils. Avoid "3-In-1" oil for anything audio also. Again, best used on > sticky bolts and the like, very effective there, not good for anything > audio. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Rooney" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Tape recovery Information resources (was > Treemonisha 1972 at Carbondale squeaks > > >> Dear Rainer, >> >> You've by now learned what WD40 is. DO NOT follow the strategy >> described in >> an earlier posting using WD40. It's akin to using cling wrap in place >> of a >> condom. >> >> DDR >> >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Birgit Lotz Verlag < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Ahem, >>> what is WD40??? >>> >>> >>> Ted Kendall schrieb: >>> >>>> On 14/08/2012 21:12, Richard L. Hess wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, Shai, >>>>> >>>>> No apology needed...I appreciated you mentioning the technique. >>>>> >>>>> Have you had success with it? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Richard >>>>> >>>>> On 2012-08-14 1:35 PM, Shai Drori wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I feel an apology is in order on my part. I was running out the door >>>>>> and totally forgot about Richards website. Not to mention that I >>>>>> should >>>>>> have credited him. Check out the a77 in the fridge picture. LOL >>>>>> shai >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> With the usual caveats, this worked on a reel of Shamrock under >>>>> extreme >>>> duress (many years ago, I may add) : >>>> >>>> The tape in question was a dub of ETs of Buddy Holly's hometown radio >>>> station on the day of his death, and was required yesterday for a TV >>>> production (aren't they always?). I had a Revox 700 to hand, but >>>> could not >>>> stop the tape squealing. In desperation I sprayed the tape with WD40. >>>> Instant success! - followed by instant failure as the lubricant >>>> passed on >>>> and the squeal returned. Eventually, however, I found that wedging some >>>> cotton bud tip betwixt erase head and fixed guide, in contact with the >>>> tape, and dousing it every three seconds with the WD40 enabled silent >>>> playback. Of course, it created a b-awful mess of tape and machine, but >>>> this cleaned up all right, and in any case the job sometimes has to >>>> come >>>> before the tool! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Rainer E. Lotz >>> Rotdornweg 81 >>> 53177 Bonn (Germany) >>> >>> Tel: 0049-228-352808 >>> Fax: 0049-228-365142 >>> Web: www.lotz-verlag.de >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dennis D. Rooney >> 303 W. 66th Street, 9HE >> New York, NY 10023 >> 212.874.9626 >> > -- Joe Salerno