- Location
- London
I think I used to use that in my Vespas .Measured in a little jug after putting the petrol in. The wonders of simple technology.
Hair clipper oil on chain?
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I think I used to use that in my Vespas .Measured in a little jug after putting the petrol in. The wonders of simple technology.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Funnily enough, I use sewing machine oil on my hair clippers.
I don't use it on my bike chain though.
davidphilips
Phil Pip
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- Onabike
Thats what i have been using for my bikes for the last few years and find atf is great just thin enough to get into the chain links and easy to dry of the excess seems great for bike chains.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Mix ATF 50:50 with acetone and it makes an unparalleled penetrating fluid.
Colin_P
Guru
[QUOTE 5015775, member: 9609"]does it not stink ? a lot of gear oils smell bad (esp for hypoid), i think it is due to sulphur additives to toughen it up.
Up until the 1970s all heavy duty diffs, many heavy duty gearboxes + maybe all autoboxes used Whale Oil as it outperformed all the mineral oils of the day, the ban on hunting whales prompted the development of sulphur enriched mineral oils, which some say still don't perform as well as the Sperm Whale oil.[/QUOTE]
Nonus stinkus.
I hate the smell of normal gearbox oil and would have ditched it years ago if it was.
Up until the 1970s all heavy duty diffs, many heavy duty gearboxes + maybe all autoboxes used Whale Oil as it outperformed all the mineral oils of the day, the ban on hunting whales prompted the development of sulphur enriched mineral oils, which some say still don't perform as well as the Sperm Whale oil.[/QUOTE]
Nonus stinkus.
I hate the smell of normal gearbox oil and would have ditched it years ago if it was.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Virgin avocado oil on mine....
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
This thread is about bike chains, not what you get up to in the bedroom.
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- The TerrorVortex
Poundland sell chain oil.
Just saying...
Just saying...
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- The TerrorVortex
You'd like to think not wouldn't you?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Does anyone here actually use the correct oil for the correct application?
Yes. Chips taste horrible when cooked in Duckhams.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Chips cooked in duck fat, OTOH, 
Chips cooked in duck fat, OTOH,
Yeh but chip fat on a chain would be quackers.
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Depends how much friction you generate. Lard works a treat at any cadence above 350 rpm.
