I have a little pot of wax (similar consistency to bees wax) which was melted out of some old paper box capacitors, it is very useful on the repair bench. I use it to hold screws on the screwdriver, to keep drive cord located on a pulley and the main drum whilst you thread it around the others. I use it to lubricate the spindles of controls where the knobs are difficult to push on and off, its even good to hold a knob on a spindle when it keeps falling off, hold a nut in the nut spinner whilst you try and locate it over an awkward thread. I have used it to protect the threads of nuts and screws when applying glue near them.
Very useful stuff, and there is a plentiful supply in old radios.
Going back to the original post, it is important to make sure the fit of the screwdriver is nice and tight in the slot of the screw, file the end tip off the screwdriver blade a bit if it is too loose, so it is a tight fit, then use a bit of wax.
Mike
Very useful stuff, and there is a plentiful supply in old radios.
Going back to the original post, it is important to make sure the fit of the screwdriver is nice and tight in the slot of the screw, file the end tip off the screwdriver blade a bit if it is too loose, so it is a tight fit, then use a bit of wax.
Mike
