[UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.

[peter Jackson]

I think it may have been me Richard, I used to treat my wire ropes on the 
tower with rope oil but found it needed repeating every year. I did for a 
while use spray grease this sprays as oil but sets as grease, used for motor 
cycle chains. But I found that Waxoyl beats them both, I check the ropes 
yearly and find they never need anymore.
73 Pete G3KNU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Newstead" <g3cwi at btconnect.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.


>A while back I read a recommendation of Waxoyl for protecting bolts etc on
> aerial systems; I imagine it was in Ian GM3SEK's column. Taking this to
> heart I liberally sprayed it on all the exposed bolts on the pole I have
> on my house. That was seven years ago (perhaps eight).
>
> Today was a very long overdue maintenance period. Imagine my surprise
> while balancing on a ladder to find all the hardware in perfect condition.
> Half a turn to take the pressure off the bolts and the nuts were all
> easily undone by hand. So good was it that all the redundant hardware has
> gone back in the garage as opposed to the dustbin. I was gobsmacked!
>
> Needless to say I sprayed them liberally with Waxoyl again.
>
> Thanks Ian (or whoever recommeded it!).
>
> 73
>
> Richard
> G3CWI
>
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