Re: [DIY] hand drill / non-petroleum "old-time" grease...

 

The grease dissolved the rust. But, the contaminated grease/oil is still in the spaces in the mechanism. You need to disassemble it and clean. Then assemble with new lube. I prefer to use a teflonized oil, similar to Slick-50. Makes things move MUCH easier.

KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 2:37 PM, <jomarex@earthlink.net> wrote:

 

I sure like human-powered tools. Found a hand drill at a flea market; looked like it had maybe never been greased/used, and appears to be pretty good quality. A little bit of rust here and there. The only markings I see on it are 28800 and a 2 on the next spoke. The gears are very sharp.

 

I had some extra virgin olive oil handy, so I dripped it into/onto every little oil hole and moving part. (I take every chance to avoid PETROLEUM)

 

Cranked it around, let it sit for a couple days. Now it'll be hard to turn, then easy to turn, in random places on the wheel. Once, I got it going pretty fast and smooth, but after it stopped, it's back to the mostly-stiffness. I loosened up the handle screw enough that the big wheel wobbles.

 

I don't get it. Maybe it's *not* good quality.

 

???

 

Joy

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