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djohnson1974
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  09:11:49  Show Profile  Visit djohnson1974's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I've read various ideas on oiling lugs using 3 in 1 oil, candle wax, vaseline and using nothing but keeping them dry for max friction.

I've just had to fix my snare and wondered should I oil the lugs before replacing them?

Thoughts?
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Captain Bubble
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  09:14:54  Show Profile  Visit Captain Bubble's Homepage  Reply with Quote
From the equal numbers of opposed opinions and experiences discussed here before, I would say it does not matter one jot, just play the thing!
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Unkle Kev
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  09:20:18  Show Profile  Visit Unkle Kev's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I asked the very same question some time ago. No real outcome, and tinternet gives for and against every possible option. I put a little blob of petroleum jelly on the tip of my bolts and return them to the lugs when they start feeling crunchy. I prefer smooth tuning and regular tuning to stiff nuts.
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Gingerthedrummer
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  09:33:29  Show Profile  Visit Gingerthedrummer's Homepage  Reply with Quote
No-one likes stiff nuts.

I'm not fond of oil beacuse it's messy and doesn't make the movement of the thread all that much smoother. Grease works better than oil. As a rule of thumb I use oil for dynamic applications- bearings, chain drives etc.

Vaseline works OK but I use some machine grease which I got from work (I'm an Engineer) and this works well for me. You only need a teeny tiny little smear of grease on the thread. It also stops the whole thing locking up.
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Prog
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  10:10:04  Show Profile  Visit Prog's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I think it depends on the kit. I use nothing on my HighWood but the rods on Iziah's Stagg Jia need a little bit of Vaseline for smooth tuning.
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djohnson1974
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:20:09  Show Profile  Visit djohnson1974's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Don't like crunchy threads so used a little axle grease I had in the garage, little worried about it picking up and sticking debris but will see how it goes.
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J.Richard
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:47:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Candle wax. Simple and clean.
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Drumheduk
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:55:03  Show Profile  Visit Drumheduk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I just use the tiniest bit of Vaseline when servicing to keep things nice and smooth, kept to a minimum with an old tooth brush I have just for the purpose.
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Yard
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Posted - 14/04/2012 :  19:59:17  Show Profile  Visit Yard's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Nein...leads to de-tuning

A millimetre of a turn does nowt (a Northern phrase)
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Zatoichi
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Posted - 15/04/2012 :  08:30:45  Show Profile  Visit Zatoichi's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Been using blue axle grease. Apparently it accumulates less grit and residue than petroleum jelly...?
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