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> ...all out in the open exposed to dirt... Back in the day, I suspect they'd have covered much of that with tin* or wood, to cut down on cleaning, maintenance
by bell-cot 3mo ago
> ...all out in the open exposed to dirt...
Back in the day, I suspect they'd have covered much of that with tin* or wood, to cut down on cleaning, maintenance, & wear.
*Meaning "cheap, thin sheet metal"
- jt2190 3mo agoI strongly suspect that they used oil, not grease, so they could flush the dirt out of the gears, and that this would have been done very frequently.
- Animats 3mo agoYou need tacky grease for open-air applications where centrifugal force will throw oil off the gears. Like this stuff.[1] I use that on open gearing in Teletype machines. [1] https://www.lucasoil.com/product/red-n-tacky-grease/ https://www.lucasoil.com/product/red-n-tacky-grease/