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Bay Area Dave

24/01/2004 5:54 PM

Mineral oil uses in the woodshop?

Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
uses are there for it in the shop?

dave


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BRuce

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

26/01/2004 9:46 AM

that would make it a good choice to lube wooden threads.

BRuce

George wrote:

> Weeeeell, not so much a "finish" as lubrication. Further, as it does not
> cure, it picks ups dust and dirt pretty easily. Like the wife's swiffer.
>
> "Tchswoods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
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>>>Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
>>>uses are there for it in the shop?
>>
>>Good "natural" finish for food contact items and thus any toys/items that
>
> could
>
>>find their way into a baby's mouth. (ie blocks)
>
>
>

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in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

25/01/2004 3:57 PM

>Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
>uses are there for it in the shop?

Good "natural" finish for food contact items and thus any toys/items that could
find their way into a baby's mouth. (ie blocks)

Gs

"George"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

25/01/2004 6:51 AM

Barrel.

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"George"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

25/01/2004 1:01 PM

Weeeeell, not so much a "finish" as lubrication. Further, as it does not
cure, it picks ups dust and dirt pretty easily. Like the wife's swiffer.

"Tchswoods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> >uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> Good "natural" finish for food contact items and thus any toys/items that
could
> find their way into a baby's mouth. (ie blocks)

bM

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

26/01/2004 12:12 PM

Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave

I use it for lubrication on my Norton oilstone rotating bath, its
cheaper than the oil sold for that purpose, and put it in an old
dishwashing liquid bottle and use it on other stones for sharpening
lubrication.

AR

"AL"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

24/01/2004 7:16 PM

Butcher's block, or anything else that will come into contact with food.

"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave
>

HR

"Howard Ruttan"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

26/01/2004 5:27 PM


"Mutt" wrote...
> Bay Area Dave wrote ...
> > Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> > uses are there for it in the shop?
> I use it ...<snip>

I use mineral oil to lube my cabinet scrapers before burnishing, as a
lubricant when rubbing out a finish with pumice and rottenstone, and as a
lubricant for my rubber when French polishing. Doesn't take much but it
does the trick. I've had the same bottle for 8 years.

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"Glenn de Souza"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

25/01/2004 12:37 PM

Cut it 50/50 with kerosene, and use it as a lubricant on your Arkansas
oilstone for sharpening.

Glenn



"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave
>

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

24/01/2004 7:32 PM

Bay Area Dave wrote:
> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What
> other uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave

Take some at bedtime. Makes things move easier in the morning.
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JM

"John McGaw"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

24/01/2004 8:52 PM

"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave
>
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"JackD"

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

26/01/2004 3:54 PM


"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
> uses are there for it in the shop?
>
> dave

Heat it and have your masseuse rub your shoulders with it while you are
working with your wood.


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Andy Dingley

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

27/01/2004 8:15 PM

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:54:11 -0800, "JackD" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Heat it and have your masseuse rub your shoulders with it while you are
>working with your wood.

Eeuw ! This is mineral oil. Not nice stuff for massage oil.

Try grapeseed oil instead.

Pn

Phisherman

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

24/01/2004 8:23 PM

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:54:57 GMT, Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote:

>Just got a bottle of mineral oil for Monkey pod salad bowls. What other
>uses are there for it in the shop?
>
>dave


Cutting boards, spoons, rolling pins, pasta drying rack, or any other
kitchen utensils.

Sd

Silvan

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

25/01/2004 1:25 AM

Andy Dingley wrote:

> Stopping mosquitoes breeding in the water butt

What is a water butt in the UK? In the States, if I have water butt, it's
time to take some Pepto Bismol.

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Andy Dingley

in reply to Bay Area Dave on 24/01/2004 5:54 PM

24/01/2004 8:03 PM

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:54:57 GMT, Bay Area Dave <[email protected]> wrote:

>What other uses are there for it in the shop?

Lubricant for french polishing

Lubricant for sanding some finishes that tend to clog sandpaper.

Low-temperature thin oily lubricant for some mechanisms - 3in1 goes a
bit thick in the Winter.

Stopping mosquitoes breeding in the water butt
(seals the air off - stops the larvae beathing).


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