On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:25:06 -0500, Paul
wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:
Epsom R290 inkjet.

The long horizontzl slider bar inside this old old old printer is
never lubricated.

Shoul I oil it with something? It seems to struggling, and it
vibrates alarminly.

Examples of lubricants I stock he

WD40 = too sticky, will attract paper dust and regular dust

3-in-1 oil = too sticky, will attract paper dust and regular dust

paraffin wax in solvent = No (used for bicycle chains)


Thank you.

I managed to find some Dow300 silicone oil and I dissolved some in
hexane. Then with a cotton bud I wiped the mix on to the slider bar.

So far this made some improvement, but I'll see for just so long.
The printing seems a bit faster too.