My telescope (above) has a simple but effective Dobsonian mount. (This system is named for the amateur astronomy guru John Dobson -- interesting guy.) The 'scope basically slide on teflon pads. These pads need a bit of lubrication from time to time. Mine were getting a bit sticky, so I started to look around for something to to grease the teflon. The solution was literally all around me:
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Also got on the air with the HW-8 and worked stations on 80, 40, and 20, including two QRP stations.
A natural solution straight from your environment! I was once caught high in the Afghan mountains with a baulky multi-fuel stove - the kind with a little pump to pressurize the fuel. The pump was sticking and in need of lubrication -- with no olive trees in sight I needed another solution. I found a bit of nose oil diid the trick!
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