Re: [Leica] Tripod care

[Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com>]

Some bike shop carries it. T-9 is the best lubricant
for the bicycle gear chain. However, I would use
caution in applications such as a tripod because it is
toxic (you don't want to leave any T-9 residue on your
hands).

- --- Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> wrote:
> Where  can you get  it? Is it a dry lubricant?
> 
> Dennis Painter wrote:
> 
> >I used Boeshield T-9 on a similar tripod. I have
> used T-9 in several
> >applications and it works great.
> >
> >Disassemble and clean everything then coat all
> sliding surfaces with
> >Boeshield. The product leaves a waxy film that
> doesn't attract dust like most
> >lubricants.
> >
> >http://www.boeshield.com/index.htm
> >
> >Dennis
> >
> >Robert Beaudoin wrote:
> >
> >>Bonsoir,
> >>
> >>  So it was saturday morning, 8:30, as usual I was
> going to roam my way
> >>through the garage sales in Notre Dame de Graces
> in search of the elusive
> >>$50.00 mint black paint MP with Leicavit and 50mm
> 1.2 lens.  As usual it
> >>did not turn up.  However I did purchase a very
> nice all metal Davidson
> >>Star D tripod at an attractive price.  Also
> included were 2 ballheads
> >>(1/4 and 3/8).  One is of the Prazision brand, the
> other is engraved H.B
> >>FRANCE.  Now the reason the gentleman was selling
> these at such a price
> >>was that the items were in an incredibly dirty
> condition.  No damage was
> >>done but they must have spent decades in a
> basement.  I have started to
> >>clean the thing and it s beginning to look really
> cool.  Since this
> >>tripod spent so much time in a basement, the
> greases have solidified and
> >>the various levers and buttons (remember, this is
> an all metal thing) are
> >>hard to work.  I plan to make the tuning up of
> this tripod a project for
> >>the coming automn, it needs to be disassembled and
> re-lubed.  So,
> >>knowledgeable folks of the LUG, what are the
> pitfalls to avoid when
> >>disassembling such a thing?  Is it worth the
> trouble?  What kind of
> >>lubricant ought to be used?  Any advice most
> welcome.
> >>
> >>   Best,
> >>
> >>  Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)
> >>
> >
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