??? ??? Are brass chains still the big deal on road bikes ?
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On 1/21/24 7:53 PM, Chris Albertson
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People still do this. ?It works well. ?Wax is a good lubricant and
dirt just falls off of it. ?But this method is not practical for
machine tools. ?Even for bikes, it is a big hassle. ?Easier to buy
the wax/solvent mix and just drip it on and then wipe off as much
as you can.
I think a lot of the suggestions for how to care for and lube
machine tools are from the old days when these machines were
used every day in factories. ?A hobby machine is. likey to spend
the majority of its time powered off.
Brings back memories of "cooking" my bike chain in
melted paraffin (US usage - wax)? when I was bicycle
commuting ;-)
The important part was to put a piece of wire through one
end of the chain to make it painless to remove from the
molten wax in an improvised double boiler.
Roy
