Lubrication for a Linhof Technika?

[12pmc]

I use a Linhof Technika IV and wish to lubricate the sliding surface on the carriage that extends the bellows - can anyone suggest the correct material to use?


Thanks
Peter

[BrianShaw]

Dry Teflon lube is my favorite for that application:

http://www.finishlineusa.com/product...cants/dry-lube

[Kirk Gittings]

Mine too in my dry desert environment. Wet lubes collect dust and grime.

[Paul Cunningham]

But aren't dry lubes the very definition of dust? Or are the particles simply too small to be an issue?

[BrianShaw]

The are not particulate (that can be felt) but a dry slick film. Maybe you are thinking of graphite. The dry Teflon is completely different.

[mdarnton]

Some dust is abrasive. Some is not. Don't use diamond dust to lubricate. I use a lot of teflon powder, but generally not on photo stuff. If dry-lube teflon bothers you, and it shouldn't, there's always Renaissance Wax. Unlike normal wax products, it goes on extremely thin, and is not sticky.

[Bob Salomon]

Your camera is decades old. If it is sticky or stiff you need a good CLA. Ask Bob Watkins at Precision in IL.

[12pmc]

Thanks all,

Bob - excuse my question but what is CLA?

[LarsAC]

Clean - Lubricate - Adjust.

Lars

[12pmc]

Thanks LARS