[modeleng] Re: Lubricating oils

Hi All,

I have heard about the trick of using Chainsaw oil for motion as it is extra 
sticky but the way the price has gone up lately makes it expensive.
My trick is to add some STP to ordinary engine oil. If it makes the oil 
sticky inside a car engine then is should stick anywhere. I also use the mix 
for the drive chains on my electric powered locos.

Regards

Clif
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Beaman" <dave.beaman@xxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:30 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Lubricating oils


> Had advice from an oil development prof who used to work for a big oil
> company. His advice was, "Use a standard 20-50 motor oil, it's designed to
> stick to small tollerance bearings. As long as you keep plenty of it 
> there,
> you won't wear much in your lifetime. ". That was about axleboxes and
> appears to be so. Big end bearings and others, I cannot comment on really, 
> I
> still use the 20-50 but my sweet pea needed new big end bearings after 
> about
> 300 miles, is this normal as regards sweet peas?
>
> Dave.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:38 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Lubricating oils
>
>
>> All
>>
>> I was told, by a ex-Merchant Marine Steam Engineer that Steam Oil isn't a
>> very good lubricant for motion work, etc when used "straight from the can
>> at
>> room temp".  Seems it needs to be mixed with Steam as per its design
>> parameters.
>>
>> He recommended chain-saw oil or 20/50 motor oils.
>>
>> Andy
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of John Baguley
>> Sent: 02 June 2009 20:10
>> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Lubricating oils
>>
>> I use steam oil now as it tends to stick better than ordinary oil. The
>> motion on my 2½" gaugers whizzes round at a fair lick so you need
>> something that doesn't get flung off easily! Some people use chainsaw
>> oil for the same reason.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Ron Head wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>> I'm sorry to have descended to the level of a 'lurker' for the last few
>> months, but I've followed all the recent threads with interest.
>>>
>>> Here's a subject that I don't think has been aired before on this list.
>> What viscosity of oil do folk prefer for lubricating the motion, 
>> axleboxes
>> etc of their miniature locomotives?
>>>
>>> Opinions seem to vary on this!  Some like a sewing machine oil, others
>> prefer something heavier (like a gear oil) on the grounds that it doesn't
>> get thrown out so easily.  Any comments welcome.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> Sunny Oxford, UK
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