Yes i do that a couple of times sometimes too. But it usually doesnt sink far enough down and you dont want to ground the bearing so have to be careful
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Yes i do that a couple of times sometimes too. But it usually doesnt sink far enough down and you dont want to ground the bearing so have to be careful
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Audio Origami turntable bearing oil Kit.
Wot you need, all the kit and instructions provided!
Used it on my Michell Deck...platter span a helluva lot longer (less friction on the bearing?) than the standard Michell bearing oil, and Michell DO know their stuff!
This is better and its £20 quid tops...not sure about price I as 'fit and forgot' it a few years ago.
Nice TT by the way.
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it does make me laugh,the prices people charge for a drop of oil for a record player,i used to pay £50 for 5 litres of fully synthetic oil for my bmw m3,now i wonder what is under more stress,the little ball bearing in my TT or the big end shells and pistons etc in the m3 engine which revs to 7500 rpm???Originally Posted by Gazjam
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Michell intentionally factoring in some mechanical drag, perhaps?Audio Origami turntable bearing oil Kit.
Wot you need, all the kit and instructions provided!
Used it on my Michell Deck...platter span a helluva lot longer (less friction on the bearing?) than the standard Michell bearing oil, and Michell DO know their stuff!
This is better and its £20 quid tops...not sure about price I as 'fit and forgot' it a few years ago.
Nice TT by the way.
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Thanks Gazjam.Audio Origami turntable bearing oil Kit.
Wot you need, all the kit and instructions provided!
Used it on my Michell Deck...platter span a helluva lot longer (less friction on the bearing?) than the standard Michell bearing oil, and Michell DO know their stuff!
This is better and its £20 quid tops...not sure about price I as 'fit and forgot' it a few years ago.
Nice TT by the way.
Regards Steve
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Just did a quick calculation for the Heybrook TT2. The bearing is a 10mm diameter cylinder with a 10mm ball in the bottom, and the end of the shaft is turned to form a 10mm hemisphere with a very small flat on the end which I ignored for this excercise. Subtracting the volume of the shaft and ball from the volume of the cylinder gives the volume of the void that needs to be filled with oil. Works out at 0.4 ml.
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Some sewing machine oil
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Thanks for the input guys but there appears to be some confusion, my questions were how frequently do you change the oil and how to clean the old oil out. Not which oil to use or the cost of it...
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I am easily confused !!
I am sure the learned brethren have supplied you with the relevant wisdom !
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i hope this is not too offtopic. given the breadth of expertise on display -- does anyone know if turntable oil (in my case a little container of it that came with a Fletcher TT) has a sell-by date?
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