On 18/06/2015 20:24, rick wrote:
On 10/06/2015 15:57, PeterC wrote:
The oil for my clippers has just run out (literally - seems that the
bottle
is about as oil-tight as a Royal Enfield or Sunbeam S7/8!).
Went to Boots, only Philips spray stuff/cleanser at £silly.
I hope that the oil isn't just light mineral oil - not the sort of
stuff I
want on such implements.

Is there a 'special' oil and a source? Can't seem to find anything
useful.

just use 3in1
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i understood whale oil is the best since they use it on ballistic
missile gyros.
a runner up is: walnut oil (available from waitrose ) that wood workers
use as a non-rancid-turning oil. Or so i've heard.