Transmission fluid vs mineral oil?

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Tealboy1

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Is this ok to use and as good or better than mineral oil? I saw YouTube and chef was demonstrating norton prof three stone and recommended this just said wash well
 
Transmission fluid is mineral oil with additives. If you use it I would recommend wearing gloves as those additives have a sensitizing reaction on your skin so you could eventually become allergic to it.
 
Tealboy1 said:
Is this ok to use and as good or better than mineral oil? I saw YouTube and chef was demonstrating norton prof three stone and recommended this just said wash well
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Emphasis on wash well. I would use rubber gloves, or just get some mineral oil at 1/50 th of the cost.

Blessings,

Omar
 
Many types of tranny fluid are poisonous, mineral oil can be safely ingested. The tranny fluid would need to be light years ahead of other options in terms of performance to even consider using it, I don't believe it is. Did this Chef offer any explanation for using this over other oils?
 
I don't see the value in using transmission fluid for this at all. As mentioned, the other additives in it pose some health risks (via skin absorption, ingestion, etc.). The 'food safe' or laxative-grade mineral oils, on the other hand, are specifically refined so as not to be absorbed by any tissues in the body (which is why it works so well as a laxative), and therefore doing no long-term damage. The mineral oil is so commonly available and inexpensive as to make it a no-brainer, so far as I'm concerned.


David
 
Good advice from all above. Just in case you're still tempted, consider this: tranny fluid is poisonous in the extreme and has a sweet taste. It has long been favored out here in the sticks for killing unwanted meat-eating animals. Soak cheap wieners in it and leave on game trail. If you have pets or small children or your skin has a nasty habit of practicing osmosis, you might decide on a safer option. Victims of TF poisoning don't die well. It's ugly, in fact.
 
StevieWunders said:
Good advice from all above. Just in case you're still tempted, consider this: tranny fluid is poisonous in the extreme and has a sweet taste. It has long been favored out here in the sticks for killing unwanted meat-eating animals. Soak cheap wieners in it and leave on game trail. If you have pets or small children or your skin has a nasty habit of practicing osmosis, you might decide on a safer option. Victims of TF poisoning don't die well. It's ugly, in fact.
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Are you sure you're not confusing with glycol-based automotive antifreeze. That's what gets used around here to get rid of sparrows and pigeons and, I suppose, cats.
 
I may be off-this is not personal experience-just accumulated hearsay from the locals. You are absolutely correct about glycol poisoning(some famous child murder trials attest), but around here, I've always heard both. Haven't tasted either. If I'm incorrect, I apologize for using borrowed opinions-something I generally try to avoid.
 
It's definitely AF that you're thinking of. No apologies necessary though, it's no biggie.

I'm in agreement with the others. I can't see any benefit for using TF (or AF for that matter) over many other options, usp mineral oil, water, Norton stone oil or lamp oil (denatured kerosene), or nothing at all.

If you do decide to go with TF be safe.
 
ATF-3 and ATF-4 fluid is extremely slippery stuff...EXTREMELY. As such, it is very popular for lubricating firearms. It does not offer much in the way of rust inhibition. As the lubrication needs of knives are much less acute for knives, I wouldn't bother. Plain mineral oil will be much better and very safe. The way knives are used, it would tend to be the consitant maintenance of the knife that will win the day especially in terms of rust inhibition...use it, wipe if off, repeat.
 
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