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Thread: Suitable oil for hardened rods
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26th Oct 2011, 07:19 PM #1Senior Member
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Suitable oil for hardened rods
Does anyone have any recomendations for a suitable oil for use on hardened linear round rails, in the past the ends have been known to easily rust up but I'd like to oil them up and put them in a sealed poly bag for long term storage, they arrived with some oil on them but I've got no idea what type it is.
I'm not too sure where to even start looking.
Any help is much appreciated
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26th Oct 2011, 08:16 PM #2Dave J Guest
With my ball screws I just used motor oil as it's cheap enough to waist. I pretty well poured oiled on the lot while it was laying on a few layers of cling wrap on the bench, then wrapped them up in it. After this I put plastic bags around them and tapped the lot up end to end. I then put them in a piece of 90mm PVC pipe with end caps taped up.
I took them out about 3 months ago just to check and they are fine with no rust after being their for over 12 months or more, and I am always chasing rust on machines in my shed..
Dave
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27th Oct 2011, 02:15 AM #3Senior Member
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Thanks I'll go shopping tomorrow and see what I can find, I just remembered there is CBC bearings that might have something (bearing oil?) so I'll give them a try, but knowing them they'll probably want a fortune for it.
I was also thinking of hydraulic oil as its cheap and easily avaliable.
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27th Oct 2011, 01:36 PM #4
Hi Chris,
Any oil will probably provide some protection, I've been using Lanox ( sort of like Inox, with some lanolin added) Don't buy the spray cans, just get the bulk container and the squirt bottles.
For large areas, I thin it down with kerosene.
Regards
Ray
EDIT Here's a link http://www.inoxed.com/MX4.htm
I notice it can be used as a cutting lubricant... must try that.Last edited by RayG; 27th Oct 2011 at 05:35 PM. Reason: added link
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31st Oct 2011, 06:12 PM #5Senior Member
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Sorry ray I had missed your post.
It definitely ticks all the boxes, now just to find out who sells it locally.
Cheers.
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