[Jewelry making - Article 00747] - Re: [Orchid] Protection for Rollers on New Mill

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    Margery, I don't use grease on my mill at all...except perhaps now
    and then on the gears. 

    On the rollers, I periodically use a light coat of machine oil which
    I then promptly wipe off.  I keep a cloth cover (its an old blender
    cover) over the mill to keep out the moisture here in HUMID south
    Florida.  Before I put on the cover I lay a double thickness of paper
    towels that have been soaked with the machine oil some time ago over
    the top roller and let it drape over both rollers.  It is not
    moist...rather dry but the oil remains locked in. This creates a
    nearly impervious barrier to moisture. 

    By the way, this is a 25 year old Chinese made machine....not very
    glorious looking but it works fine and the above procedures have
    protected it all these years. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net


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