At 10:03 AM 12/15/2010, Todd.Last wrote:
>Just curious as to why you recommend marvel mystery oil rather than
>a good machine oil?
>Say like velocite no. 6 spindle bearing oil?

Hi Todd -
Marvel has some penetrating solvent in it, really helps work into
stuck shafts to free them; OTOH it has I believe better lubricity
than PB Blaster.  Once they're free I try to displace it with machine
oil as much as possible.  Otherwise, spindle oil (for the
cognoscenti) and machine oil for the hoi polloi.  I'm rather fond of
Supco MO98.  And of course for the gold-plated set there's clock oil. ;-)

Yours,

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David Beierl -- Providence RI USA
Atlas 618 6"/3" lathe ca. 1941, shiny-new Taig mill.