[modeleng] Re: O/T Christmas greetings

Blimey!  Youse blokes have me beat on oil for machine tools.  I suppose that 
in the last 35 years I have used maybe a total of 1/2 a liter of regular 30W 
motor oil on all my machines.  Now if it comes to steam cylinder oil, I have 
that 5 gallons of Sharvania®  a salesman gave me when I built my first 
locomotive and I haven't used 1/3 of that in 30 years, but I don't get to 
run my junque but a few times a year.

Oh, the fat bloke in the red suit brought me a genuine brass sextant so I 
won't get lost on the way to club meets. Now, to learn how to use it!

Jesse the redneck machinist in 72° F Troy, TN USA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TEL" <tel47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 1:17 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: O/T Christmas greetings


> 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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>>
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