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On 2017-10-03, dpb wrote:


"Stoddard oil" was essentially it way back when;


It is stoddard "solvent", not "oil". Jes cuz it is a petroleum
distilate, does not make it a lubricant. Is gasoline a lubricant?

BTW, water is also considered a "solvent".

nb