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    Slide way oil or ‘way oil’

    Does anyone know where I may be able to buy 5 litres of way oil from - something like Mobil Vactra or Shell Tonna? Can only seem to find 20 and 200 litre drums for sale on the Internet, but I have no need for that quantity nor anywhere to store even a 20 litre drum of something that will take years to get through. Even if someone has a 20 or 200 litre drum of the stuff and wants to sell me 5 litres?

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    Have chat to the staff at Suppercrap and see if they can get it in, they sell a bit of Shell’s product.
    I’d also check if your local machine shop could help as they would use it too.
    My local bearing/bolt supplier carries various oils too, shout out if you want me to have a look.
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    Otherwise somewhere like this Machineryhouse - New & Used Wood, Metal & Workshop Equipment - Home | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse, not much in the way of oils online but they would definitely sell what you need.

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    If it for the bed, saddle, and tailstock of a lathe just use engine oil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbjorn View Post
    If it for the bed, saddle, and tailstock of a lathe just use engine oil.
    If you are going to use an engine oil. Use a light engine oil.
    I could not believe the difference moving from a 5W50 to a straight ISO 46 on the saddle of a little lathe. The 5W50 really dragged.

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    I should be able to help you out Homestar. Not sure how much is left in my 20L drum but should at least be able to give you a litre or so to get you going.
    What machine will you be using it on?

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    Thanks - have bought a lathe, so that mainly. 👍
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Thanks - have bought a lathe, so that mainly. 👍
    I have always used whatever clean light oil was available which is usually these days a 10W-30 as my POS Falcon uses it. I now only have one lathe for hobby purposes. A Liang Dei toolroom grade lathe from Taiwan. 4' between centres and 16" swing over bed. When I had a machine shop I had a little Hercus bench lathe, the Liang Dei, an 8' Colchester and a big Chinese bugger 21' between centres. I bought the Chinaman at an auction of a closed factory. Bargain if the day, $2750 plus auctioneers charges. Cost more than that in crane and truck hire to get it out of the place and into mine. Had to be jackhammered out of the floor at the factory.
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    Thanks for that. Given I'll be only using it occasionally sounds like engine oil will be fine for my application.

    Appreciate the offer Steve, I'll go with engine oil I think.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    I got some from a customer who decanted from a 20 litre.
    I now deal with an oil blender so I'll ask them if they can supply small quantities.

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