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Posted by mikecb1 on August 28, 2008, 9:37 am
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> > =A0wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> US company Nye sells dampening gells, for thick prices. The same kind =
of
> >> stuff you find in old binoculars (to get the expensive feeling on chea=
per
> >> models). This is a very sticky, brownish grease. Is there any affordab=
le
> >> alternative or substitute?
> >> Best regards,
> >> Dirk
> > Hi Dirk. Try googling for Kilopoise grease. Rocol used to supply this(2=
0
> > years ago) in tubes for locking the cores of variable inductors. I stil=
l
> > have a tube in my workshop. They still make various similar products bu=
t
> > may want to sell by the tanker load! If you are in the UK I could let y=
ou
> > have a small amount.
>
> > Colin in Norfolk UK
>
> Thanks Neil and Colin,
> Nowadays it could be called Multifak, by Texaco that also happened to
> produce Marfak according to lots of old leaflet offerings on Ebay ;-) I
> myself recall farmers smearing it on their plows to keep rust away ;-) Co=
lin
> thanks for the offer, but there is a pond... I will have a look locally.
> Best regards,
> Dirk
Maybe related, Ive been looking for some time for a thick, extra-
sticky grease to use in the rattly epicyclic gearbox on my Dore-
Westbury mill. I've tried standard greases, but they centrifuge out
in a few seconds, and then deposit themselves all over the inside of
the belt cover. Yuk. An acquaintance suggested something called
"coupling grease", but I can't find a source of the small quantity I
need. Any ideas very welcome.
Mike
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> US company Nye sells dampening gells, for thick prices. The same kind of
> stuff you find in old binoculars (to get the expensive feeling on cheaper
> models). This is a very sticky, brownish grease. Is there any affordable
> alternative or substitute?
> Best regards,
> Dirk