On 2011/04/29 08:55, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote:
On Apr 29, 2011, at 5:17 AM, iJohn wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:54 AM, Tina K.<penguir...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think anything moist will attract dirt& debris, defeating the purpose.
>> Perhaps graphite powder?
>
> Perhaps. But whatever was originally used seems to have been a fairly
> standard "liquid" lubricant.
>
> So I'm thinking something not that special which works for both metal
> and plastic. Maybe just some silicon lubricant from Home Depot?
A little (applied with a toothpick) lithium grease works for us. We got a
little tube of it years ago.
Just be sure not to confuse lithium with loctite!!!
Tina
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