is this a bad idea?
i just got my new gorgeous spikey cuff from tribal kitty and I don't want to break it, so i'm wondering if there's something that will make the hinge pin a bit easier to slide in?
it's easily one of the most gorgeous things i've ever seen :D
i just got my new gorgeous spikey cuff from tribal kitty and I don't want to break it, so i'm wondering if there's something that will make the hinge pin a bit easier to slide in?
it's easily one of the most gorgeous things i've ever seen :D
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 5:46 PMWD-40 is not meant as a lubricant, and is meant as a water displacement. It many situations is can cause big problems. Locks will jam/gum up
What you want is a lubricant. One thing you can get in hardware stores and such is "Gunk" 'Liquid Wrench' it has teflon but people will think you hang out with a car guy (wait I do ;0). But jut the tiniest drop will do. Assemble the cuff and put a drop at the top it will wick around and it should never be a problem. -
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 5:46 AMahhhh shows how much i know haha :) we always used wd-40 for everything =p hahaha
i'll look for this liquid wrench stuff :) thanks alot!
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:39 AMMy experience with hardware lubricants is 1) they attract grime and 2) they transfer oily grime onto things that brush against them. I would recommend rubbing the hinge pin against a slab of parafin wax (they sell it at the grocery store, near the canning supplies) or even a bar of soap (my mother used to do that with her quilting needles.)
Especially avoid graphite, a dry lubricant which is good for locks but spreads black badness on hinges.
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 5:52 PMThere can be problems with lubricants the wrong type or too much can attract gunk. I know I am the one with the delicate touch that can clean those engine parts.
Wax and soap can be good lubricants. With wax be careful with grit, when wax get warm grit is attracted to it and then set as the wax cools. At that point it will neer go away. With soap make sure its gentle, most soap is made with lye and that is an acid and it can etch your metal, over time. -
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 7:02 PMLye is in fact not an acid but a caustic base =)
When you make soap with lye, it turns into a saponified Sodium "mix" with the fats you mix it with, and is no longer sodium hydroxide.
Though... I also wouldnt use soap on my pretties =) -
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 5:06 PMhave you tryed using graphite powder?
It works great and it is powder so it dosn't attract gunk.
Just make sure you clean all the peices well be fore using it
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 5:42 PMGood point but the effect can be the same.: ) Most of the point I use the words base and acid to mean the same except in chemistry reactions. But the base in some situations can still cause problems such as the drying affect in some soaps. -
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Thu, May 8, 2008 - 12:26 AMI make all of my soaps, and have more of a drying effect with detergent based "soap" that is purchased in the store.
when lye mixes with the fats, it isnt lye any more. I could get into it, and blah blah blah...
BUT... soaps attract moisture, and in turn will attract gunk and rust and other crud on jewlery. the soap itself wont cause damage, its the moisture that it will attract and hold.
I say use some wax. (bee's wax so it smells tasty)
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Re: WD-40 for hinge pins?
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 5:43 PMThe trick is for whatever you use that it is 'dry' so it does not attract gunk. So wax can be used
