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.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

"PeterC" wrote in message ...

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.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://preview.tinyurl.com/pgjrm89

On 10/06/15 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.


Baby oil would probably do and it would be safe for skin contact - it is
just a mid mineral oil.

On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:24:54 +0100, Richard wrote:

"PeterC" wrote in message
...

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.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...pplies+clipper
+lubricant&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://preview.tinyurl.com/pgjrm89

If it were me, I'd just walk half a mile to the Wahl UK warehouse!

Seriously....I'd try a specialist razor shop. They have that sort of
stuff too.

in 1400456 20150610 155749 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!).

Do you mind?!! I loved my S8. (reg 9680 H)

On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:24:54 +0100, Richard wrote:

"PeterC" wrote in message ...

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.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://preview.tinyurl.com/pgjrm89

Thanks. From the feel of the original droplets supplied, I thought it might
just be a rip-off and was plain oil.
Vegetable oil would be OK if it didn't set. I did wonder about biodegradable
chainsaw oil, but the quantity would be ridiculous and the clippers might
get ideas!
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:51:22 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:

On 10/06/15 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.


Baby oil would probably do and it would be safe for skin contact - it is
just a mid mineral oil.

Good idea that man!
I wonder how the manufacturers get the babies for squeezing for oil (same
for baby powder).
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:24:27 BST, Bob Martin wrote:

in 1400456 20150610 155749 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!).

Do you mind?!! I loved my S8. (reg 9680 H)

My S8 was overhauled by the factory in Putney in about '67 but still leaked
- I drilled a small hole in the bottom of the distributor so that the points
weren't submerged. Mate's S7 always leaked. Going on tour was a treasure
hunt for straight 50.
The only oil-tight one I ever saw belonged to the lass who ran the factory.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

"PeterC" wrote in message
...
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.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

Not quite hair clippers but a while back I had a beard trimmer.
Not sure if hair clippers work in the same way but basically
these were miniature hedge trimmers - two toothed
plates rubbing against one another. And yes its a cliché
but the odd drop of WD40 now and again worked wonders.
My beard never fell out anyway and I doubt it would do that
much harm to hair either.
But there again, someone just posted about their binoculars
smelling bad. I thought the story would be that they'd
dropped them into a septic tank or something. But no just an
oily smell. So what do I know ?


michael adams

....

On 10/06/2015 16:51, Tim Watts wrote:
On 10/06/15 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.


Baby oil would probably do and it would be safe for skin contact - it is
just a mid mineral oil.

+1

On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 20:49:20 +0100, newshound wrote:

On 10/06/2015 16:51, Tim Watts wrote:
On 10/06/15 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.


Baby oil would probably do and it would be safe for skin contact - it is
just a mid mineral oil.

+1

An update: on an impulse I bought a bottle of Johnson's Baby Oil and it
seems to work. Tried it on the cheap trimmer and the speed increased
noticeably. Now to see how long it lasts.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 3:57:52 PM UTC+1, 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..



Wouldn't sewing machine oil be the stuff to use? You need an oil designed to evaporate leaving no residue of thick goo.

They used to use Sperm Whale oil for special applications for that reason IIRC.

Robert

On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:09:05 -0700 (PDT), RobertL
wrote:

On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 3:57:52 PM UTC+1, 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.



Wouldn't sewing machine oil be the stuff to use? You need an oil designed to evaporate leaving no residue of thick goo.

They used to use Sperm Whale oil for special applications for that reason IIRC.

I'm using Trumpet valve oil in my electric shaver. It's very light and
won't go gummy because nobody wants sticky valves. I use it because
kids leave half-empty bottles behind when they return unwanted
instruments and it seems such a waste to throw it away. It's pretty
good for bringing up an edge when using a fine sharpening stone too.

Nick

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

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
-----------------------------------------------------------
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.

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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.