---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 12/07/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:33 AM - Re: tufnol bearings (Andrew Sarangan) 2. 09:05 AM - Re: tufnol bearings (David Joyce) 3. 10:14 PM - Matronics Web Services Restored! (Matt Dralle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:33:58 AM PST US From: Andrew Sarangan Subject: Re: Europa-List: tufnol bearings Do we know this for a fact? I looked on tufnol.com and found the following: "One potentially useful feature of TUFNOL materials is their ability to be lubricated with water, or with a water-based process fluid. In many applications, this can allow the design to be simplified by eliminating the need for a sealed bearing with oil or grease inside. Although TUFNOL laminates are used dry in a great many less demanding wear applications, TUFNOL bearing materials are not generally self-lubricating and it usually is preferable to use a lubricant to develop their full bearing potential. CBM grades are designed to give good performance with minimal lubrication. However, properly designed and lubricated, TUFNOL bearings give excellent service for many years and are frequently a cost-effective choice." On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Jeff B wrote: > > Paul, > > Greasing the tufnol will make it swell, so no, do not do it... > > Jeff - Baby Blue > > > On 12/4/2011 12:34 PM, Paul & Vanessa Munford wrote: >> >> Hi Paul Munford again. Forgot to ask from prev' message. Can you you >> grease/ lubricantsetc on tufnol ? any no - no's ? Thanks again >> >> * >> >> >> * > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:05:38 AM PST US From: "David Joyce" Subject: Re: Europa-List: tufnol bearings Andrew, If it is any help, I have applied a little light oil to my Tufnel bearings each year for the last 10 and they are as friction free as ever. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Sarangan" Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:30 PM Subject: Re: Europa-List: tufnol bearings > > Do we know this for a fact? I looked on tufnol.com and found the > following: > > > "One potentially useful feature of TUFNOL materials is their ability > to be lubricated with water, or with a water-based process fluid. In > many applications, this can allow the design to be simplified by > eliminating the need for a sealed bearing with oil or grease inside. > Although TUFNOL laminates are used dry in a great many less demanding > wear applications, TUFNOL bearing materials are not generally > self-lubricating and it usually is preferable to use a lubricant to > develop their full bearing potential. CBM grades are designed to give > good performance with minimal lubrication. However, properly designed > and lubricated, TUFNOL bearings give excellent service for many years > and are frequently a cost-effective choice." > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Jeff B wrote: >> >> Paul, >> >> Greasing the tufnol will make it swell, so no, do not do it... >> >> Jeff - Baby Blue >> >> >> On 12/4/2011 12:34 PM, Paul & Vanessa Munford wrote: >>> >>> Hi Paul Munford again. Forgot to ask from prev' message. Can you you >>> grease/ lubricantsetc on tufnol ? any no - no's ? Thanks again >>> >>> * >>> >>> >>> * >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:14:03 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Europa-List: Matronics Web Services Restored! Dear Listers, I'm extremely happy to report that as of about 9pm PST 12/7, all of the Matronics web services have been fully restored including the Web Forums, List Browse, Archive Search, Wiki, and AeroElectric web sites. It was quite an ordeal getting the replacement boards for the server, but things went back together tonight and are up and running nicely. The first company I ordered the boards from originally called me a day later to say that, whoops, they really didn't have them in stock after all... Fortunately, I was able to locate some through a different source and had then over-nighted and they arrived today. Thank you for your patience and consideration though the whole thing! 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