Bryan Darling Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Hi, I've been getting asked to do work on projectors, reel-to-reels, cameras, etc. I wanted to find some good products for oil & grease. It was recommended to me to use silicon based products. Does anyone have recommendations into actual product names, etc? I need stuff for gears, rollers, and other moving parts- both plastic & metal. I currently have cleaners for electrical contacts and such. Thanks, Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canney Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Any general house oil would be good for lubrication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim Carroll Posted May 18, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted May 18, 2006 I have been told to never use a silicon based lubricant on a motion picture camera. It will leach and migrate, possibly getting on the film. -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Darling Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 I have been told to never use a silicon based lubricant on a motion picture camera. It will leach and migrate, possibly getting on the film. -Tim I should be more specific. I was told to use the silicon based on projetors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim Carroll Posted May 19, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2006 I should be more specific. I was told to use the silicon based on projetors. Bryan, Just found my notes, "Avoid using any lubricants with silicone as the silicone leaches and spreads and can really screw up the glass elements." I was wrong, it is not that the silicone will attack the film, it will get on the glass elements and really screw them up. -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted May 19, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2006 Bryan, Just found my notes, "Avoid using any lubricants with silicone as the silicone leaches and spreads and can really screw up the glass elements." I was wrong, it is not that the silicone will attack the film, it will get on the glass elements and really screw them up. -Tim Silicon stuff is pretty bad to use, generally since it doesn't come off. The only place I've ever used silicon around cameras is on the pad near a panavision film gate. The pulldown claws touch this pad and self lubricate very, very slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted May 19, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2006 Sewing machine oil is consistently top quality oil. Another good oil is turbine oil. But best of all is to try and get the manufacturer's recommended lubricants whenever possible. The engineers who design mechanical equipment often design it with specific viscosity and surficant properties in mind. For instance: the engineers who designed the Simplex projectors rely on the oil slowly seeping along axle shafts to lubricate certain bearings - their recommended oil has very well controlled viscosity and temperature characteristics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Darling Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Sewing machine oil is consistently top quality oil. Another good oil is turbine oil. But best of all is to try and get the manufacturer's recommended lubricants whenever possible. The engineers who design mechanical equipment often design it with specific viscosity and surficant properties in mind. For instance: the engineers who designed the Simplex projectors rely on the oil slowly seeping along axle shafts to lubricate certain bearings - their recommended oil has very well controlled viscosity and temperature characteristics. Thanks Hal, that makes a lot of sense. I'll try and find out what Bolex cameras & projectors, Eiki projectors, Elmo projectors & the Kodak Pageant were designed for. I only worry that I'll end up with 20 products for all these specific devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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