So this of course led me to google the name, but
as it turns out my employer's acceptable-use policy
won't let me visit the site. :-)
On 06/02/09 14:47 -0500, Prentice Bisbal wrote:
> dan.kid...@quadrics.com wrote:
>
> >> What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
> >> Silicone,
Prentice Bisbal wrote:
dan.kid...@quadrics.com wrote:
What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
Silicone, paraffin, graphite, WD-40, machine oil, grease, other?
I wonder if NASA use Astroglide?
You knowledge of Astroglide says a lot.
As does your rather scatalogical in
On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:10:48AM -0500, Gus Correa wrote:
>
> I am talking about telescoping rails, metal on metal,
> no ball-bearing mechanism,
> which I think match Bob Drzyzgula description.
>
If this is metal on metal then a THIN application
of a MoS2 based grease can help. Lithium grease
Gus Correa wrote
> The particular rack I am using is old,
> salvaged not from the armed forces,
> but from our oceanographic equipment of our old decommissioned ship.
> Although the rack is in good shape, it may have larger asymmetries
> on the mounting holes than modern racks do.
RGB might be o
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Bob Drzyzgula wrote:
they are likely to be extremely budget-challenged. I also
think that if he's seeing binding with ball-bearing rails,
the racks, as Gus suspects, are in very bad shape, and
those may need to be replaced -- or at least carefully
realligned -- as well before
dan.kid...@quadrics.com wrote:
>> What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
>> Silicone, paraffin, graphite, WD-40, machine oil, grease, other?
>
> I wonder if NASA use Astroglide?
>
>
You knowledge of Astroglide says a lot.
--
Prentice
Geoffrey Jacobs wrote:
>
>
> Teflon grease can be purchased from Bicycle shops. It's apparently more
> durable than lithium grease over a reasonable temperature range -- less
> prone to go runny.
>
Exactly what I was thinking! I'd go with Park Tools Poly Lube 1000:
http://www.parktool.com/prod
On 06/02/09 11:37 -0500, Robert G. Brown wrote:
>
> Truly no ball-bearings? Usually even cheap drawer rails for use in the
> kitchen have either rollers or bearings. There is sometimes only a
> single ball bearing in a small cage at the torque/stress point where one
> rail is pressed against anot
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Gus Correa wrote:
I am talking about telescoping rails, metal on metal,
no ball-bearing mechanism,
which I think match Bob Drzyzgula description.
Truly no ball-bearings? Usually even cheap drawer rails for use in the
kitchen have either rollers or bearings. There is somet
Dear Beowulfers
Thanks for the answers so far.
It has been an exciting and lively debate!
Given the number and variety of suggestions,
technical and well humored,
I presume the subject is of general interest,
and others may have experienced similar problems with their
own rails and lubricants.
It
One thing that Gus didn't explain to us was what sort of
rails he's talking about. If they are ball-bearing slides,
or even the kind with small wheels, it is actually kind of
surprising that they would need any lubrication at all. Is
it possible that these are just metal-on-metal telescoping
slides
John Deere Cornhead Grease. It's specifically designed for bearings in
low heat/low pressure situations. It is a thin grease that should be
used sparingly.
If you have a Ferguson, JD, ford N or 100's series tractor that has a
leaking steering box, it works well there too. :-)
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On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Geoffrey Jacobs wrote:
> conducting powder. Personally I'd use WD, but hell, I'd cook
with WD if
> I couldn't find any olive oil...
>
> (The main issue in any case is to be sparing and not spray it
so it gets
> sucked into cooling fa
dont be suprised if NASA uses their own lube that they have developed.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:42 AM, wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Gus Correa wrote:
>
> > Dear Beowulfers
> >
> > A mundane question:
> >
> > What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
> > Silicone, paraffin, gr
On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Gus Correa wrote:
> Dear Beowulfers
>
> A mundane question:
>
> What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
> Silicone, paraffin, graphite, WD-40, machine oil, grease, other?
I wonder if NASA use Astroglide?
___
Be
On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Gus Correa wrote:
> Dear Beowulfers
>
> A mundane question:
>
> What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
> Silicone, paraffin, graphite, WD-40, machine oil, grease, other?
We have never had a problem with sticking sliding rails.
But then we use Crisco Switc
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