Thanks for the tip, Phill. I use Mobil "Vactra Way Oil" and I can buy it in gallon jugs from Travers Tools for only about $10.00US, so the price would be about the same for 20 litres, I guess. And a very Happy New Year to you and yours!! Al Messer --- On Sat, 12/27/08, Phill Smith <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Phill Smith <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: O/T Christmas greetings > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008, 8:54 AM > A Belated Merry Christmas to you All, > > I got a 20L drum of slideway oil from Santa. It's > Castrol Magnaglide D 68, > and I'm speaking as a fitter and turner when I say, > it's the best bloody > slideway oil I've ever used!!!!! It's bloody > fantastic! > Take the time to check it out on the net. Castrol do a ISO > 100 oil as well, > but you don't need to use such a heavey oil when using > this stuff. > There's only one problem with it..... 20L cost > AU$150.....I only know the > price because I was pricing it at the start of the month. > But, after using > it on my shaper and mill yesterday, I truely believe > it's worth the > investment. It has a tacking agent in it that makes it > stick and stay stuck > to vertical surfaces, which is really handy for round > surfaces and vertical > slideways. > > Have a Happy New Year, Everyone. > > > Cheers, > > Phill. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Rayner" > <dennis.rayner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 7:46 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: O/T Christmas greetings > > > > Santa was good to me - he brought me a book on milling > (never had any > > training in my life) AND spending money! > > > > I've come to the conclusion that I should replace > my old Clare chuck with > > a > > new one for my rather battered Dore-Westbury. > > > > I wondered if any of the (UK?) group members had any > recomendations as to > > make /model/suppliers? > > > > The D/W has a #2 MT fixing. > > > > Thanks in advance for any advice. > > > > Dennis > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject > > line. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1864 - Release > Date: 25/12/2008 > 9:40 AM > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.