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Hi Frank,

I have used WD40 on making pinchrollers spin again.
Once treated as such,will your way of cleaning them avoid any possible attraction of dirt?

Ta

H
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Verzonden: 24-11-07 22:42
Onderwerp: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Alcohol / Pinchrollers

If you must use alcohol, denatured alcohol works fine. Oiling pinch rollers
is a temporary fix, at best. Oil attracts dirt and the rollers eventually
stick again. I usually pop the roller out of the key spring (carefully) and clean
the axle with a Dremel tool and a wire wheel. Then I clean and deburr the
inside of the hub until it spins freely on the axle. I then reinsert the axle
and roller into the spring. and re-peen the axle ends. This is a permanent
fix. The roller will never again require oil.

Frank II



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