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Author Message   Alanstarkie2001 Tinkerer Username: Alanstarkie2001 Post Number: 12 Registered: 09-2007 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 03:35 pm:    I was reading some technical stuff about grease on Wikipedia (I know, I need to get out more). I learned that some prior to the use of teflon, molybdenum and lthium, binders often consisted of clay. As for oil - Radio Shack (Tandy in the UK) used to sell little clear oil pens with a syringe dropper type tip. The oil was a modern light Teflon based lubricant, ideal for getting into awkward places.