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How to Lubricate a Lock Using Graphite From a Pencil

Step 4Repeat if desired.

Repeat if desired.
Now that old lock should be all lubed up with graphite, and the mechanism should be silky smooth.

If it still isn't, then... uh... I dunno? Maybe you need more graphite. If so then repeat steps 1 through 3. It's sort of like they say on shampoo bottles, "Repeat if desired."
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I've built some weird stuff over the years, but most of that stuff has remained unseen by the world outside of me and a few friends. But then one day, one of these friends, he says to me, "Hey Jack, ...
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