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Topic: Tri Flow Pinpoint Oilers clogged |
Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:09 am |
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| I now have 2 of these that are appear to be clogged, anyway not working, one almost brand new..I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas? |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:14 am
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When you're done, have you been squeezing air out to make sure that you're not leaving Teflon to build up in the needle? When the carrier evaporates, a film of Teflon deposits in the needle. Won't take long to block that small a passage.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:21 am
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| I guess not enough.. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:24 am
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You might try flushing with alcohol.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:28 am
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| Put it on the end of a air compressor and voila unclogged! Thanks for the air advice Lane! |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:45 am
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| Where do they sell those oilers? |
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:49 am
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The air compressor idea worked for one but not for the second one..Will try some alcohol.
Hey Doug,
I seen them on Amazon without the lubricant.
Stew Mac and many other places have the Tri Flow with Lubricant. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Willie Sims
From:
PADUCAH, KY, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 8:05 am
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| what;s wrong with using a hypodermic needle/just as good and cost very little.willie sims. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 8:10 am
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| Just stick a needle up the snout and clear it out. |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 4:05 pm
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That needle point bottle isn't the only option. I use the 2oz. bottle, shown below, which comes with a tiny 3" straw. It gets into more areas than the metal needle can.
The straw still needs to be cleared after each use.
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Best regards,
Mike |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 6:55 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| Just stick a needle up the snout and clear it out. |
.........or a.009 string |
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William Polka
From:
Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 9:58 pm
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| Erv that sounds painful |
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Hamilton Barnard
From:
Oro Valley, Arizona (deceased)
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 8:20 am
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| Doug Earnest wrote: |
| Where do they sell those oilers? |
Mullen sells them filled with oil. |
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2015 11:24 am Fixed
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| .011 string did the trick. Thanks for that idea Tony. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 8:52 am
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William,
Yes! and it's hard on the nose also!  |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 4:07 pm
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So then... Tri-Flow will clog up...just like those "other" lubricants?!
That's really hilarious! 
(When you consider how many here said TRi-Flow wouldn't ever do that.)
Gotta luv this place, don'cha?  |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 4:22 pm
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I don't remember anyone ever saying TriFlow won't clog up those tiny application tubes, Donny. I've used it for decades and have never heard that before, but maybe it is possible. Then again, one anecdotal story doesn't prove much.
And, are you implying that TriFlow will clog up a pedal steel's mechanisms? I hope not, because it won't.
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Best regards,
Mike |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 5:26 pm
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Mike, maybe I'm goofy, but it just makes sense to me that if it will build up or clog there, it will do it someplace else. 
Nope, I'll stick with oil, thank you.  |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 6:46 pm
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But, Donny, that's the goal of the teflon...to produce a surface that's super slick. To do that it must fill in the tiny surface imperfections of the metal and produce a thin film there....which it does very well.
I guess it's possible that the teflon could "clog" the metal needle since the TriFlow was left in it for an extended time. The issue could be exacerbated by it being a metal needle...but I can't say for sure.
At any rate, to each his own. I don't like oil, and others do. So be it.
I think we can agree that excessive application of either teflon, or oil, will likely result in problems.
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Best regards,
Mike |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:33 pm
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Mike, in the metal needle, it's a REALLY tiny passage.
Yes, Triflow is meant to leave a Teflon film behind when the carrier evaporates. That means that there might be a thin film inside the needle.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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