[TUHS] the distinct smell of light machine oil, was Re: TUHS Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7

[Dave Horsfall]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2018, Jim Geist wrote:

> You can supposedly revive dried out ribbons by soaking them in WD40. 
> I’ve heard of it but never tried it.

It's a common trick in the Teletype[tm] world (usually RTTY enthusiasts 
i.e. Amateur radio teletype).

-- Dave (VK2KFU)