Awesome! Do you have a list of tools, oils, grease etc on a site somewhere. My 244 arrives tomorrow and I’m nervous and excited. 😅 PS: I’m going to try the Nak T-100 audio analyser app. May have to do it twice because it’s not for 4-track. 😂
I'll need to check out that app. If you look in my video descriptions, I have lists of the stuff on the website kit. If you follow the links there, I get a little affiliate kickback, though it doesn't cost you anything. Have fun with your 244!
@quikstiks4781 hmm maybe, but there’s stuff in a cassette transport - rubber and plastic parts for instance- that I don’t want anywhere near acetone, so I feel like using that substance might cause more problems than it solves? The cassette player is working and feels dry to the touch btw.
I picked up something like that for my quadcopter motors, (Admittedly: I’m the only flyer who oils their motors) cuz synthetic doesn’t turn to hard crap after a while. Good tip. I use white vinegar for my drum hardware and hoops, but yes… you must have a large container to put it all in while soaking. Pro tip: wrap in paper towels soak them and place in plastic bag in bath tub over night. Works!
Vinegar is so inexpensive… and has always worked really well for me. I think I got like a gallon for dollar, at the cheap stuff store. Ha ha! To be honest, my main aim these days is to find a product that will reliably prevent rust from forming again, once it’s been removed. It sounds crazy, but bees wax is in the running for me. It’s just that a good way of applying it, I have not settled on.
@BadChizzle if I didn't need the oil anyway to mitigate wow and flutter in motors that have spent part of their life in damp attics and garages while everyone was in love with hard disc recording, I'd probably live with the smell and slower work flow of vinegar. It's a pity the oil isn't sold in smaller quantities, but I suppose most of their customers are expecting to use it on a whole-arse car, so 200ml bottles just wouldn't sell. I had to buy a litre bittle, and and while it wasn't cheap in that quantity, the actual amount of oil I used in the entire transport is worth pennies. The bees wax thing is interesting, though I'd be nervous about such a substance getting near a cassette tape path...
@@Tetrakan That’s a good point and I’d probably only use beeswax for drum stuff… and that kind of thing. But you can get a layer on that you really don’t know is there, if you heat it up, I think. Not positive. Ok… I’ll admit… I just like the beeswax idea too much, cuz it’s kinda Cool. Oil in general has just gone up so much in the last few years, it freaks me out a little! Ha! You’re right though. The way you’re using it, it’s cost effective for sure.
Lovely job, thanks for sharing.
That scrubs up a treat, and is a good alternative to using vinegar! If only the previous owner had stored this unit somewhere dry though. 🤔👍
If you give me his address I will fart through his letterbox? Just a thought...
@@Tetrakan haha good idea, I’ll forward it on! 😂
that amount of rust on that tape mec seemed fake. like it had barnacles on it from being in the titanic.
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Awesome! Do you have a list of tools, oils, grease etc on a site somewhere. My 244 arrives tomorrow and I’m nervous and excited. 😅
PS: I’m going to try the Nak T-100 audio analyser app. May have to do it twice because it’s not for 4-track. 😂
I'll need to check out that app. If you look in my video descriptions, I have lists of the stuff on the website kit. If you follow the links there, I get a little affiliate kickback, though it doesn't cost you anything. Have fun with your 244!
Acetone to clear up the oil residue Cal? Maybe do a little tester somewhere, like on a spare bit of plastic or glass out of the rubbish bins.
@quikstiks4781 hmm maybe, but there’s stuff in a cassette transport - rubber and plastic parts for instance- that I don’t want anywhere near acetone, so I feel like using that substance might cause more problems than it solves? The cassette player is working and feels dry to the touch btw.
I picked up something like that for my quadcopter motors, (Admittedly: I’m the only flyer who oils their motors) cuz synthetic doesn’t turn to hard crap after a while. Good tip. I use white vinegar for my drum hardware and hoops, but yes… you must have a large container to put it all in while soaking. Pro tip: wrap in paper towels soak them and place in plastic bag in bath tub over night. Works!
Good tip, thanks!
Vinegar is so inexpensive… and has always worked really well for me. I think I got like a gallon for dollar, at the cheap stuff store. Ha ha!
To be honest, my main aim these days is to find a product that will reliably prevent rust from forming again, once it’s been removed.
It sounds crazy, but bees wax is in the running for me. It’s just that a good way of applying it, I have not settled on.
@BadChizzle if I didn't need the oil anyway to mitigate wow and flutter in motors that have spent part of their life in damp attics and garages while everyone was in love with hard disc recording, I'd probably live with the smell and slower work flow of vinegar. It's a pity the oil isn't sold in smaller quantities, but I suppose most of their customers are expecting to use it on a whole-arse car, so 200ml bottles just wouldn't sell. I had to buy a litre bittle, and and while it wasn't cheap in that quantity, the actual amount of oil I used in the entire transport is worth pennies. The bees wax thing is interesting, though I'd be nervous about such a substance getting near a cassette tape path...
@@Tetrakan That’s a good point and I’d probably only use beeswax for drum stuff… and that kind of thing. But you can get a layer on that you really don’t know is there, if you heat it up, I think. Not positive. Ok… I’ll admit… I just like the beeswax idea too much, cuz it’s kinda Cool. Oil in general has just gone up so much in the last few years, it freaks me out a little! Ha! You’re right though. The way you’re using it, it’s cost effective for sure.