Rye Oil Quenching Oil

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Does anyone have experience using Rye Oil Quenching Oil?

I can get this stuff for around 25 $ per gallon and it seems to be the easiest one I can obtain.

It's written on the site:

Rye Oil 32: As alternative again to Parks AAA Quenching oil, this is a medium to medium/fast quenching oil, it's the industrial choice of heat treaters for O1 (1.2510) tool steel. It works well with steels such as O1, O7, 8670, 1080 and 80CrV2.

Rye Oil 50: An alternative to the famous Parks #50 this is a low viscosity oil that approaches water in speed but it has a more uniform, less severe quench minimising the risk of cracking! It works great with steels such as 1095 and Silver Steel (1.2210). It also does not need pre-heating.

Also, I never used quenching oils, just canola. How many quenches can I do before I need to change the oil?
 
I've read mitigated opinions on the Rye50. Mostly smiths complaining about so so hamons and hardness.

As for general industrial quenchants, they last quite a long time. As long as you keep water or other contaminants away from it, you should be good for a decade or so.
 
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