Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-04 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Good point. On 3/4/2022 3:06 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. What is the best lubricant for the slides? I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that it won't pick up dirt and dust. Powdered graphite for

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-04 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Mar 4, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk > wrote: > >> >> I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. >> What is the best lubricant for the slides? >> I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that >> it won't pick up dirt and dust. > >

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-04 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. What is the best lubricant for the slides? I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that it won't pick up dirt and dust. Powdered graphite for lubricating locks? I wouldn't like to have conductive stuff like

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 3/2/22 13:35, W2HX via cctalk wrote: >> then grease them with light, white lithium grease. > Fully agree! If you wanted something a bit cleaner and less prone to separation, I'd suggest Boeshield T9. Great stuff, but more expensive than lithium soap in oil. --Chuck

RE: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread W2HX via cctalk
> then grease them with light, white lithium grease. Fully agree! 73 Eugene W2HX Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/w2hx-channel/videos

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Hitchhiking on Mike's thread, There's a question that I've wondered about regarding rack slides. Right now, for a couple of tape drives, I'm using slides rated at 150 lbs., yet they seem pretty flimsy when compared the the old heavy-duty slides we used to use. Has anyone tried using the standard

Re: Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Chris Elmquist via cctalk
On Wednesday (03/02/2022 at 12:05PM -0600), Mike Katz wrote: > I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. > > What is the best lubricant for the slides? > > I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that > it won't pick up dirt and dust. I have not done this

Rack Discussion Continued - Slide lubricant

2022-03-02 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
I have several difficult slides in my H960 rack. What is the best lubricant for the slides? I was wondering if graphite would work better than oil due to the fact that it won't pick up dirt and dust. On 3/2/2022 10:45 AM, Chris Elmquist via cctalk wrote: On Tuesday (03/01/2022 at 04:36PM