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    Re: Oil for Sextants, Chronometers, etc.
    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.
    
      
    
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    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.
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