I use heavy wheel bearing?grease. ?It provides plenty of friction. I won¡¯t look up the brand, as the jar of this stuff is from the 1950¡¯s and has been a lifetime supply for both my dad and me.?
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 10:35 PM, Joe WB9SBD <
nss@...> wrote:
and NEVER OIL THEM. oil them
and 90% chance they will not work any longer. They NEED
friction to function.
Joe WB9SBD
On 3/15/2023 9:32 PM, wb6ogd wrote:
Bill,
These are planetary drives.. the "bearings" are actually like
gears, THEY are what you need to pre-load.
Clamp it end to end to compress the spring a little, then tighten
the screws.
That is my idea anyway.. having never worked on a C-line vernier,
hi hi...
73,
Gary
WB6OGD
