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Oil Wt. question
asop
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How close is 10 wt. oil to sewing machine oil? Thanks
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NEVER USE 3 IN ONE OIL. It will gum up eventually.
If you have a hypo or tiny oilcan with a .5mm spout you can use purified lamp oil which is kerosene, what the Limey's call paraffin.
I have used Breakfree CLP on my PFAFF's with good results.
Search the web for formulas. Some are better than others.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-alternative-for-sewing-machine-oil
NEVER USE 3 IN ONE OIL. It will gum up eventually.
My safe is full of my great grandpa's old guns that never saw anything but 3 in one oil for the first 80 years of their lives and there was nary a gummed up gun among them when I inherited them. So I would say it's an old wives tale much the same as the one about WD40 will cause your guns to rust.
I use Mobil 1 synthetic 0W-20 on lots of things around the house. One quart of it will last a long time and it's a whole lot cheaper than that magic stuff they sell in the little squirt cans for an arm and a leg.
quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
NEVER USE 3 IN ONE OIL. It will gum up eventually.
My safe is full of my great grandpa's old guns that never saw anything but 3 in one oil for the first 80 years of their lives and there was nary a gummed up gun among them when I inherited them. So I would say it's an old wives tale much the same as the one about WD40 will cause your guns to rust.
Worked on many sewing machines or pocket watches? Use it on them when you do. Try it in your lawnmower crankcase too. [:p] I don't use Water Displacing Compound 40 for lube or preserving anything.
Worked on many sewing machines or pocket watches?
Well actually I have. I collect old pocket watches. I use Moebius oil on works of art like the old American made pocket watches. Mechanical things like sewing machines and guns etc. 3 and one oil works just fine.
quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
Worked on many sewing machines or pocket watches?
Well actually I have. I collect old pocket watches. I use Moebius oil on works of art like the old American made pocket watches. Mechanical things like sewing machines and guns etc. 3 and one oil works just fine.
So what are those watches? Solid state?
So what are those watches? Solid state?
They're solid OK...they were made back when men and women took pride in their work.
The first picture in the post above is an American Waltham Watch Co. Crescent Street pocket watch, model 1883, made in 1896 which makes it 122 years old.
The second picture is an American Watch Co., PS Bartlett model 1857, made in 1871 which makes it 147 years old.
The third picture is a Hamilton model 992, made in 1913 which makes it 105 years old.
People not only took pride in their work they also took pride in the way they looked.