This is the type of advice I'm looking for. Please bring it on. I want this machine to remain in my collection for years. The case is original and untouched. It is in beautiful condition. The horn has some slight damage, but looks good. I want to do right by it.
I'd like to think of myself as not just a collector, but someone who preserves these great old machines for another generation. Thank you. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: diamondisk...@aol.com<mailto:diamondisk...@aol.com> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org<mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia AH question In a message dated 2/14/2005 1:01:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tom...@msn.com<mailto:tom...@msn.com> writes: The gear that drives the governor assembly looks to be made of some sort of a fibrous material, somewhat orange in color. Is it save to lubricate that material as you would a metal gear? I am going to take a cue from our politicians, (all of them), and expound on a topic of which my knowledge is very limited. I am an Edison man. Therefore, I have no direct knowledge of fiber gears. However, I once read an article about them which stuck in my memory. The article said that fiber gears can wear out metal gears, because the fiber gears produce abrasive particles as they wear. If you grease this pressed fiber gear, those particles and the grease will form an abrasive goo, which will accelerate the wearing of the metal gear. I would think that greasing a pressed fiber gear would accelerate that gear's deterioration also. Now the real experts can answer your question properly. Randy _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L@oldcrank.org<mailto:Phono-L@oldcrank.org> Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/<http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/>
