NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Oil for Sextants, Chronometers, etc.
From: Brendan Kinch
Date: 2012 Apr 3, 20:15 +0200
From: Brendan Kinch
Date: 2012 Apr 3, 20:15 +0200
I remember quite a few years ago checking out what oil was in fact supplied with the sextants in bygone days and learned that in was sperm whale oil. Searching for a modern equivalent it appears that Jojoba oil is the thing. (I am relying on memory here -so cannot quote any source for this information). A few years ago I bought some (150ml) Organic & Cold Pressed Jojoba Oil (quite cheaply if I remember right) via EBay. I not only use this on the moving parts of my sextants but also lightly rub some in on the wood frames of the octants that I have in my collection. To date - I see no need to discontinue. (I yet have over � bottle remaining.....so it is something that is used very sparingly). Kinch. -----Original Message----- From: navlist-bounce@fer3.com [mailto:navlist-bounce@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Alexandre E Eremenko Sent: 03 April 2012 19:33 To: NavList@fer3.com Subject: [NavList] Re: Oil for Sextants, Chronometers, etc. I am still using SNO-T oil which came with it, but because the supply is finite, I bought a little bottle of "sextant oil" from Celestaire. With my rate of use, it will last for my lifetime:-) Alex. On Tue, 3 Apr 2012, G Becker wrote: > > Gun oil works great, I also use Fluid Film instead of WD-40. > > Has anyone experimented with Salicornia oil? I'm in the marsh a few times a week and this plant is abundant. The oil has a fine texture. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=118671 > > >