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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2910523, member: 71723&quot;]Wow. I read that whole thread, and while lubricants MUST OF COURSE be present to keep the striking machines humming, at NO POINT are planchets or coins themselves intentionally oiled. Yes, there is a cleaning step, well before the planchets arrive in the hoppers to be fed to the presses, and the content of that cleaning fluid is a closely guarded secret. And it is quite possible it has a lubricant quality to it. BUT to say planchets are &quot;oiled&quot; per se is a complete misunderstanding of both the process and the contents of the thread you linked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have some experience with production equipment, in the photo lab environment. I know of what the gentleman speaks, when he talks of &quot;boogers&quot; of debris and lubricants. It happens anywhere there are lubricants. They gum things up when tiny pieces of junk are around, whether metal or tiny flecks of photographic paper in a photo printer. Would you also say photo paper gets &quot;oiled&quot;? Don&#039;t fall for it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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