Since teflon/Ebony Star bearings need to be waxed for optimum performance, has anyone tried using blocks of wax for bearings?
Wax bearings?
Started by jacobson, 07/30/2010 12:47PM
Posted 07/30/2010 12:47PM
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Posted 08/07/2010 09:34PM
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What gave you the idea that Ebony Star needs wax on Teflon? You're driving a telescope. Wax, or any other lubricant, is likely to turn it into a weather vane. Years ago, on a hunch, I tried Pledge furniture wax on a scope of mine. Too slick. I took it off with alcohol, back to normal.
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