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12 hours ago, fredk said:

SAE oil rated at a viscosity of 5 in Winter

Modern cars usually use something like 10w/40 multigrade oil = 10 viscosity in winter and 40 in summer, ie its thinner in winter

FredK - I see you're in Ireland so that might explain your comment about "modern cars" (not making any bad references to Ireland or your cars of course), here in the US 10W-40 went out with the 70's.  Some of our newer cars run 0W-20!  

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:surrender:  :lol:

Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..

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4 hours ago, bodily_carried_technology said:

what is lily white sewing machine oil? 

is it a special type of sewing machine oil? 

or maybe i should be asking what is sewing machine oil? is it special or different then normal oil?

are there different types of oils for different things? 

Lily white oil is a special clear, thin oil meant for sewing machines. Being clear, it doesn't discolor most fabrics if it drips out as you sew. You can buy it in 4 ounce containers that have a pull out thin brass tube, and in quart bottles to refill the 4 oz containers. It is very light weight oil. I recommend buying and using it in all your sewing machines.

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My current crop of sewing machines:

Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.

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That should do and it should last you a while

Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..

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I suspect you could also use medicinal/food grade mineral oil too as it won't have any of the additives you get in many industrial oils.

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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I prefer While stainless sewing machine oil.  Does not stain.

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10w spindle oil is what I'd use on that machine. Many machine makers call for it.

In truth you can use almost any oil including motor oil.   

In the past I often just used a 30w straight oil on many machines and worked great, especially older machines that I received with a bit of pre-wear.   Thicker oil does tend to quiet down a worn machine a bit.

Some machines actually call for a heavy oil, such as the famed Adler 205.  It's Esso K68, that's essentially a first cousin to bar and chain oil.

Lilly white is popular here.  I find it a bit light, but many also use it for thread lube so could double up.

Topic for endless debate here.

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On 6/23/2025 at 6:01 PM, dikman said:

I suspect you could also use medicinal/food grade mineral oil too as it won't have any of the additives you get in many industrial oils.

I'm a huge fan of Ballistol and use it almost everywhere, but more sparingly on sewing machines.  On sewing machinery I find it a mixed bag and use it for select points.

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