[Heathkit] SB-200 Question - Seeking advice - WORKING

Gary Pewitt garypewitt at centurytel.net
Sun Apr 10 20:53:26 EDT 2011


Jojoba oil is a very good substitute for Whale oil.  It's very non- 
gumming and is not from an endangered species.

73  Gary  N9ZSV

On 4/10/2011 7:51 AM, Joe Stefanelli wrote:
> True (regarding using synthetic oil).  Clock oil is the ultimate synthetic
> lubricant (assuming no one is still distributing whale oil, which is what
> clock makers used to use).  It has no distillates to evaporate and never
> gums up.  That's why it's used for clocks and watches.
>
> -Joe
>
>
>
> snip



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