good lubrication for this "thing"??

reible · Post by **reible** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:54 pm

Sorry but lots of brain clouds today so I don't even remember the proper name for this tool...

Anyway I found it tucked away in the father-in-laws shop and attempted to use it to get a pattern to dupicate a piece of missing molding. I think it sat to long.... I cleaned it up but it is still so stiff that it would work as a saw if you put that pattern on it.

So anyone have any thing they have used to get these thing sliding again? Got to be something that will not affect the molding or finish on the existing part to be copied.

Oh yea a picture of the tool:
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Ed

john · Post by **john** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:18 pm

Ed:

I have two of them but still don't know what they are called.

Other than getting some lubricant down in the guts where the wires slide through, I'm not sure what can be done.

Good luck.

John

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:34 pm

Contour gage.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:03 pm

mickyd wrote:Contour gage.

Yep.
I just use WD-40 but then I also use axle grease on my watch.

I suppose Johnson's Wax would work well too.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:55 pm

IF steel, try electrolysis like ya did the chuck. Maybe the reaction will clean the innards. Move the pins to one side before hand. Evaporust might also work.

Post processing, wd40/wax after cleaning the blox off it.

still_waters_43 · Post by **still_waters_43** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:40 pm

I pulled the ends off and the whole thing came apart real easy (be careful though or the wires will fall all about the place). Then I cleaned the wires with WD40 and reassembled it. Works good now

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:04 pm

So what do you do with it, Hold it against what you want to copy, then trace it onto your wood?

I have never seen one.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:16 pm

Hi Ed! I'd use WD-40 applied amply. After it gets cleaned up and slides fairly easily, spray on silicone, that will replace the WD-40 and give a better feel to the sliding. Also use a lot of the silicone.

After it is smooth - wipe it down well with dry paper shop towels. You Know - the blue ones.

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:01 pm

joedw00 wrote:So what do you do with it, Hold it against what you want to copy, then trace it onto your wood? I have never seen one.

That OR hold it to a lathe as a duplicator
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dicksterp · Post by **dicksterp** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:35 pm

You might try soaking it in Kroiloil for a day or two.