oil stone oil

Re: oil stone oil

joel

>for years I used a 50-50 mixture of baby oil and kerosene. it has the right viscosity to float off the particles of steel but not to viscous to slow you down. Since then I switched to Norton honing oil because it doesn't smell, is non-toxic, and works just as well.

Spermacetti

David Barnett

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Re: oil stone oil

mike recchione

>I used to use 3-in-1 oil, and still do in a pinch. It was a little slow and a little pricey. Then I switched to lamp oil - the kind you buy in 1 liter bottles for a couple of bucks at the supermarket. You can even get it scented in various ways. This cuts fast, but doesn't float the particles really well. I recently switched to a 50-50 mix of lamp oil and mineral oil, and this seems to work very well. Cheap, fast, floats away particles nicely.

Joel - would this be sort of equivalent to your 50-50 kerosene/baby oil mix?

Neat's Foot oil

Mark Nowicki

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Re: oil stone oil

Joel

>I'm going to guess sure - why not.

3-in-1 inciently is a real desaster over time. It doesn't float stuff away very easy and it displaces the oil fill in india stones. so the stones clog. Arkansas stones are too dense for a lot of soak in so it matters less there.

Re: oil stone oil

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>I use straight baby oil. Works fine for me, dosen't stink and helps keeps my hands kinda' softer, which my wife seems to appreciate.

Todd O.

What is Spermacetti?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

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Not in use any longer

Jeremy Osner

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Re: oil stone oil

R.J.Whelan

>I use straight kerosene - I've never used anything else cuzz grampa did it that way and who am I to question his wisdom .... rj

Unsented baby oil is perfect and cheap

Jim in Burlington Ontario

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Isn't it a little too thick?

mike recchione

>I remember baby oil as basically being mineral oil with the "baby smell" added. I tried using straight mineral oil, and it seemed to cut too slowly. Have you tried thinning it a little?

Re: What is Spermacetti?

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>It's Moby Dick oil. Whale oil, from a sperm whale. Endangered species.

Re: oil stone oil

L. Hanson

>Call me silly, but I use Norton brand honing oil, and actually like it. It really isn't that expensive to use, is food safe (if that's a concern), cleans up well, and doesn't smell all that bad. That's important, as LOML is very sensitive to chemicals - which is the biggest reason why I don't thin it with kerosene and the like.

Re: Unsented baby oil is perfect and cheap

Steve knight

>it's called mineral oil (G)

Re: oil stone oil

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>I really thought that the Nortons Oil was more hype than anything else, so I've never used it.

Todd O.

Re: oil stone oil

L. Hanson

>I think it's just a light mineral oil... nothing special, in other words. I do like it - but that could be brand loyalty as much as anything, because I appreciate the consistency of Norton's products. YMMV.

Automatic transmission fluid

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>which probably has all kinds of additives that I shouldn't be putting on a stone, but it's light and cheap.

I've also used Marvel Mystery Oil, which I think may be ATF with some kind of pretty scent in it (baby scent? I doubt it, as my babies weren't real sweet-smelling most of the time) - it's about the same viscosity.

Ditto

Alice Frampton, UK

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Question on Neets foot oil

Patrick Gibbons, Houston

>I believe this is made from lanolin which is wool grease. I remember reading somewhere that neets foot oil is now often found that is made from petroleum distillates which is not the same. It seems our British friends are more up on its use than we are. What's the story here?

Re: To clarify...

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>The spermaceti is not whale blubber, which is insulating fat, and also found on baleen whales. It is the oil that fills the sonar receiver in the top front of the whale's head. All toothed whales which hunt by echolocation have these organs, but on the sperm whale, it is much larger in relation to the size of the animal than on the others.

Re: Question on Neets foot oil

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>They lie, just like most of the weasels who sell "tung" oil. Before the name was stolen [after all, it was just a word and didn't have a copyright] neat's foot oil was made from fatty oils extracted from cattle bones.

Re: oil stone oil

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>I use SAE 20 non-detergent motor oil. Note that the non-detergent is important. Don't use the multiviscosity, high detergent stuff formulated for most automobile engines. If you don't want to buy it by the quart at a dirt cheap price, you can buy it in a cute little can at your hardware store under the 3-in-1 brand name at a botique price. Again, this is not the typical 3-in-1 oil with the red label. it has a white label, IIRC.

Re: oil stone oil

les winter

>how about soap and water? would that harm an india stone?

thanks

Les

Re: oil stone oil

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>No, do not use soap and water on an India stone. They are designed for oil. I think it was Joel who pointed out that their open matrix is designed to remain impregnated with oil. Soap and water would not be good for them. Also, the soap and water will remove whatever protective coating you put on your blades, allowing them to rust sooner.