[modeleng] Re: O/T Christmas greetings
- From: TEL <tel47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:17:21 +1100
Santa was kind to you then. I use BP Maccurate 68, which has similar
characteristics - not from the Jolly Fat Bloke tho' - but I did buy my
20 litres back when it was $70. Enough to last a loooong time!
Phill Smith wrote:
> 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
>>
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