cheap hone oil?

[tj schreiber]

what do you guys use? i have a lansky and a gatco, and i use oil with the course stones. what is a good substitute? thanks!

 

[Larrin]

Simple green.

 

[orthogonal1]

I had a gallon of 10wt that I bought cheap. Lasted a long time.

 

[Native Justice]

Generic mineral oil at your local pharmacy or grocer. About a buck ...

 

[leon.pugh]

use soapy water to rough it in. Then finish it dry with light or no pressure, it will get sharper dry Leon

 

[Bors]

Used motor oil works I have used that from time to time.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

WD 40.
Bill

 

[hatchetjack]

I use WD 40 and mieral oil. Simple Green sounds like a double whammy there!

 

[warrior24]

3in1 oil works great and it has a nice neck so you dont over pour.

 

[Larrin]

I use WD 40 and mieral oil. Simple Green sounds like a double whammy there!

We've used Simple Green for a long time, from a recommendation from someone who slips my mind at the moment. In a recent Blade magazine, Wayne Goddard also recommended it as a clean, easy to purchase alternative to oil.

 

[tj schreiber]

looks like i'll try some simple green next. hope the wife doesn't miss it

 

[John Frankl]

Simple Green sounds great. Wayne Goddard has been recommending smokeless, odorless lamp oil (refined kerosene) for a long time as well (it works great by itself or mixed about 3:1 with mineral oil). Did Wayne mention if he likes the Simple Green better than the kerosene?

John

 

[Larrin]

Simple Green sounds great. Wayne Goddard has been recommending smokeless, odorless lamp oil (refined kerosene) for a long time as well (it works great by itself or mixed about 3:1 with mineral oil). Did Wayne mention if he likes the Simple Green better than the kerosene?

John

He seemed to imply that he was going to switch to it almost exclusively, or at least a generic version he could purchase at a local dollar store.

 

[S. Brown]

I use 3-in-1 and mineral oil.