Good tool for applying oil-
Bergeon® 30102-4 Watch Oiler Dip Sticks - Set of 4
Bergeon 30102-4 Set of 4 oilers used for lucubrating watch movements and fine parts. Popular oiler set with the most used oiling sticks yellow, green, blue and red. Swiss made. Shop watchmaterial.comwww.watchmaterial.com
Actual oil to use varies on who you talk to. A nice place to start is Nyeoil.
Lubricant, Oil, Shutter 100gram
Lubricant, Oil, Shutter 100gram. NYOILIs a clear, odorless oil for lubricating, polishing, cleaning, and preventing rust. Formulated nearly 100 years ago, it remains the most highly refined oil ever produced. Applications: NyOil works great on cameras, roller blades, fitness equipment, locks...www.micro-tools.com
I am certain that someone will come along and tell you why either or both items I mention are crap and hack. Welcome to camera repair.
I'm not one of those people.
Nyoil fixed the aperture control on both my Nikon F4s.
First choice!
I m the original poster. How do these watch oiler sets work? Do you fill them up with oil?Are they gravity fed, or pressure fed by squeezing the handle or something? They come in sets of 4, but like all fancy sets, only one normally gets used. I ask these questions because I'd like to graduate from using automatic transmission fluid and toothpicks or extra fine paint brushes.
I'm fixing to disassemble several old Nikon F's to do a good cleaning and lubrication. What would be the proper oil for this kind of work? I have some clock oil, but I have a feeling this would need watch oil, if there's any significant difference. Or perhaps there's something even better. I want to do this work the right way and use the CORRECT oil A lot of his work is very tiny, so what would be best for an applicator, a hypodermic syringe? Some of this work is so detailed, saying units of measure like "one drop" would be a tidal wave of excess oil. Thank you.
Simply dip it into the oil and apply it to the desired area, such as an axis. The oiler sets have applicators of various sizes. The oil sticks to the tip of the needle. This allows for precise work. Here, I'm using the largest applicator on the aperture control of a Nikon F4: View attachment 395898 Post in thread 'Nikon F4: Mission Aperture Lever - two ways to fix the aperture problem' https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...-fix-the-aperture-problem.205433/post-2781428
I m the original poster. How do these watch oiler sets work? Do you fill them up with oil?Are they gravity fed, or pressure fed by squeezing the handle or something? They come in sets of 4, but like all fancy sets, only one normally gets used. I ask these questions because I'd like to graduate from using automatic transmission fluid and toothpicks or extra fine paint brushes.
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