From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mon Apr 12 12:16:29 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id MAA15917 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:16:28 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:06:08 -0400 (EDT) From: der Mouse Message-Id: <199904092306.TAA25503@Twig.Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Lubricant > Many people have suggested different lubricants on their web pages. > Many have referred to silicon. Silicon in its (relatively) pure form is somewhat difficult to get hold of and probably not a very good lubricant. You probably mean silicone. > [Moderator's note: [...] Any other good ideas on lubricants? -- Dan ] I don't know how well it works - I haven't perceived a need for lubricants for my Cubes - but one I wouldn't write off without trying is graphite, available easily and cheaply as pencil lead, the softer the pencil the better. The major downside I would expect is black dust rubbing off on fingers and to a lesser extent everything you set the Cube down on. (But it's a kind of black dust that washes off easily.) der Mouse mouse@rodents.montreal.qc.ca 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B [Moderator's note: John Bailey also advises graphite, applied carefully and sparingly.]