[HAM] Cotton Oiling String

[Jim Shanks]

> Jim Shanks schrieb:
>> With nothing to lose on the stuck scanner, it's now pulled down and the
>> insides soaking in alcohol.  Also, to get access to the stuck bearing
>> where the oil string was missing, I've drilled out the four rivets
>> holding
>> the bearing/flat spring/backing plate in.  Now an oil string can be put
>> on
>>
> Why did you drill out the rivets? Is that really necessary? One can
> always loop the wick around the bearing, form a knot
> and pulling it tight.

I tried for more than an hour to get anything around that bearing.  It's
in there very tight.  On the motors it's easy, but in the scanner, the
string goes through a very small hole, and the hole is behind the flat
spring metal.  If you know a method to get the sting in there, I'd be
interested to know how.

Thanks for the info on the thread, now I just have to find it in the states.

Jim

>
>> the bearing/bushing whatever it's called.  Brass pop rivets should work
>> just fine for reassembly.
>>
>> Question is:  What kind of cotton string?  Just any heavy cotton thread,
>> or something special?
>>
>
> I'm always using something like this:
>
> http://www.stoff-kurzwarenhandel-braus.de/start.htm?kurzwaren_aller_art_naehgarn_verschiedene_sorten_reihgarn.htm
>> Thanks for all the help,
>> Jim Shanks
>>
> Christoph
>