Key Bushing Lubricant

[Mark Schecter]

I for one don't know why you would want to use something as goopy as 
animal fat, even in a very thin layer. I think it will eventually get 
sticky-sludgy, and what good is that? Why don't you use ProTek on the 
bushings and the keypins? It's clean, slippery, and repeatable. I wet 
the bushings, and use a cloth to wipe it onto the keypins. Since it 
coats the cloth fibers, I think it lubricates better than powder. 
Barring a too-tight fit, you won't have friction problems. Works for me.

-Mark

Farrell wrote:
> Does anyone know anything about using a tallow/graphite or 
> tallow/microfine-Teflon-powder mixture as a key-pin/key-bushing 
> lubricant? Anyone know where to find a suitable form of tallow?
>  
> Terry Farrell
>  
> FWIW: This isn't my idea!