Members Kcstott Posted April 18, 2020 Members Report Posted April 18, 2020 11 hours ago, ensitmike said: Likely for the same reason people swear by sewing machine oil... 1. Don't understand lubricants 2. Marketing and Wives-tales That said, clear oil has some benefits. Grease doesn't have the same problem of dripping down the presser foot though. I have to agree. The same BS is perpetrated in the gun industry. for 99% of applications oil is oil and grease is grease. Few things need anything specific. Quote
Evo160K Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Thanks one and all for your comments. So I was wanting clear grease to minimize the risk of soiling the goods. If Gottaknow uses Tri-Flow, that'll certainly be fine for me. Thanks again all. Edited April 19, 2020 by Evo160K Quote
Members dikman Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Kcstott said: I have to agree. The same BS is perpetrated in the gun industry. It's amazing the number of different lubricating products there are for firearms. A new one seems to come out every couple of months! It's also amazing how many just use good ol' 3-in-1 on their firearms. Edited April 19, 2020 by dikman Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members ensitmike Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Kcstott said: I have to agree. The same BS is perpetrated in the gun industry. for 99% of applications oil is oil and grease is grease. Few things need anything specific. Exactly the same! Nice example. The big irony is that sewing machine culture gathered around Tri-Flow.... a bike lube, HA! Nothing wrong with the brand, but funny none the less. Edited April 19, 2020 by ensitmike Quote Jack of all trades, master of some.
Members Bert51 Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 Yeah maybe, but I use it on any thing and every thing. motorbike or pushbike, even on the ute or the car, I have been using it before i started using it on my sewing machine, after all it is grease.................. and if it needs lubing I use it, except for my wheel bearing, gotta a blue one for that job. Bert. Quote
Members Kcstott Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 13 hours ago, dikman said: It's amazing the number of different lubricating products there are for firearms. A new one seems to come out every couple of months! It's also amazing how many just use good ol' 3-in-1 on their firearms. I'm one of them. 3 in 1 is light Turbine oil. great lubrication, great antioxidant, great load carrying ability. and it's no $12 an oz. like a lot of the gun oil. Quote
Members Kcstott Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Bert51 said: Yeah maybe, but I use it on any thing and every thing. motorbike or pushbike, even on the ute or the car, I have been using it before i started using it on my sewing machine, after all it is grease.................. and if it needs lubing I use it, except for my wheel bearing, gotta a blue one for that job. Bert. Super lube make a non silicone version clear grease. good stuff I have a tube of it in the garage. Quote
Members Gunnarsson Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 Many lubricants will work well enough in many places. For some of us experimenting is interesting, finding our own solutions, while others just want their machines - whatever kind - to just work. For the people who just want things to work it's a safe bet to use the lubricant the machine manufacturer recommends. It's not like you go through gallons of it every week, in most cases. Quote
Evo160K Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Posted April 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Kcstott said: Super lube make a non silicone version clear grease. good stuff I have a tube of it in the garage. Kcstott, What's the part number on that tube? Thanks very much. Quote
Members ensitmike Posted April 19, 2020 Members Report Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Evo160K said: Kcstott, What's the part number on that tube? Thanks very much. This is the stuff I mentioned. Likely the same stuff. Also comes in tubes. https://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-41160-Synthetic-Translucent/dp/B0083R1FME/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=super+lube&qid=1587340226&sr=8-3 Edited April 19, 2020 by ensitmike Quote Jack of all trades, master of some.
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