How to free up stuck and gummy micrometers and dial indicators

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3 жыл бұрын

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@SunkCostGarage 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on using 3-in-one oil. Just brought back an old Miller indicator with a lot less trouble than I expected.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 10 ай бұрын

It’s what I use on most my instruments and seems to work well

@jmegown52302 2 жыл бұрын

The two products I swear by to free things up are Kroil and Break Free CLP. Followed by Starrett instrument oil for lubrication.

@georgecurtis6463 3 жыл бұрын

I dont understand why you didnt take the back off to get at the shaft more. My shaft had a touch of rust on it and it required me to actually use some very fine sandpaper to the shaft to get it freed up.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 3 жыл бұрын

Very good point and it’s a thing to check for sure. I made a video at the same time where I did a disassemble and clean so I wanted to put that footage into that but ended up losing that video. I plan on making one again where I completely tear on down like a watch just haven’t come across anyone’s that need it yet

@georgecurtis6463 3 жыл бұрын

@@smalltownmachineshop6860 thanks ! Yea, we all need help ! Anyway, it's now going together with me using lps2 for lube. Applied with a needle.

@patrickladue2762 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your video! I had a stuck and I mean "won't budge" stuck spindle in an outside micrometer. I tried everything except penetrating oil. Bam! Loose...

@smalltownmachineshop6860 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found it useful, thanks for watching

@kentuckytrapper780 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you got them working.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah thankfully it didn’t take much

@garlandchisum9900 3 жыл бұрын

Great info thanks for letting us know.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching

@johnstrange6799 3 жыл бұрын

Good save on them.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they came out good

@herbholmberg4474 4 ай бұрын

3 in 1 will get gummy over time. Too heavy actually. That is not so evident when you apply it either.

@BillDavies-ej6ye 2 ай бұрын

I find this, too. It has a solvent that evaporates, plus the oil probably isn't high quality. Clock oil is better, a small bottle isn't dear, and will last you a lifetime. I was taught never to lubricate indicators. A small drop on micrometer threads is sufficient.

@Fishwacker59 Жыл бұрын

I was intrigued until I saw him rapidly bouncing the indicator stem in and out. That is a real good way to knock the pointer loose or damage the inner workings. Ignorance I suppose.

@smalltownmachineshop6860 Жыл бұрын

Still works perfectly fine, no problems