Every typewriter needs maintenance to keep running properly. Whether you are trying to restore a vintage typewriter or you want to perform routine maintenance on you typewriter to keep it in working condition, it will need to be...

Diesel fuel and other fluids are tested for lubricating ability using a device called a “High Frequency Reciprocating Rig” or HFRR. The HFRR is currently the Internationally accepted, standardized method to evaluate fluids for lubricating...

HOW DOES MOBIL 1 COMPARE WITH PLANETSAFE-OT? Mobil 1 is full synthetic oil and was tested with no additional additives. Mobil 1 shows a rise in friction during the initial 20+minutes of the test run...

HOW DOES PLANETSAFE-OT USED WITH STANDARD 10W-30 OIL REDUCE FRICTION AND WEAR? Using standard Quaker State 10W-30 oil without any additive treatment shows that friction increases at the start of the test (evidenced by the...

BG oil additive was added to Quaker State 10W-30 at the recommended rate. BG shows a rapid rise in friction initially when temperatures of the oil are increasing. At some critical temperature the friction reducing...