Re: [TUHS] the distinct smell of light machine oil, was Re: TUHS Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7

[George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org>]

I used to quick start my mower by a spray into the carb. This tells me
that WD40 apart from being an intoxicatingly manly perfume, is
flammable.

I suggest that the static ball of fluff which is any print device with
paper crud, chad, and other ephemeral bits of detritus (including
probably half a tonne of skin flakes) is not the best place to spray
WD40.

Do it outside.

real programmers don't let other programmers smoke around printing devices...

-G

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Jim Geist <velocityboy@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can supposedly revive dried out ribbons by soaking them in WD40. I’ve
> heard of it but never tried it.
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 10:14 PM <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
>>
>> Which was ...?
>>
>> Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Especially if you use the WD40 trick for the ink ribbon. :)
>> >
>> > Warner
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 1:14 PM Jim Geist <velocityboy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have a functional LA120 in my house and can attest to the machine
>> > > smell
>> > > whenever I run it.