vegetable oil
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Topic: vegetable oil
Posted By: tinyman
Subject: vegetable oil
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 11:26am
| can you use vegetable oil to oil o rings |
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Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 12:17pm
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Sure. Once. Then get a new gun. Vegtable oil is great for making french fries but not really suitable for lubricating your marker. While it is an 'oil', it does not have the viscosity or durability of industrial oils. Also, with use it will breakdown quickly and gum up the works. Use pneumatic oil or mineral oil like Hoppes, that's what they're for. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:13pm
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would you use vegetable oil in a car just because it says oil? Use paintball oil. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: EriK6
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:00pm
| Use a paintball gun oil. Its only lke $4. |
Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 9:52pm
Yeah if the car was diesel and you took out the glycerin out of the vegtible oil |
The Guy wrote:Posted By: vonfeldt7
Date Posted: 24 November 2005 at 2:20am
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 24 November 2005 at 4:47pm
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Contrary to the popular consensus here, vegetable oil is an excellent lubricant. But, it contains no preservatives and since it is organic it does break down, oxidize and become gummy over time. One of the best motor oils in the world is based on oil extracted from the Castor bean. Even animal lard has better affinity for metals than does any mineral oil...but it is not practical because of long term degradation problems. When preservatives are added those chemicals actually reduce the lubricity of the animal or vegetable oils and fats. It is an ongoing research program, but so far "mineral" oil is what works best. |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 25 November 2005 at 12:51am
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You would think that it would destroy the orings, let me explain my reasoning here. They have to replace the rubber hoses in deisle cars when they switch to ethynol because it breaks down the hoses. yes yes. |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 25 November 2005 at 5:41pm
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Ethanol is a powerful solvent and has an affinity for water soluble chemicals ( in reality it even dissolves the sheath that insulates the nerves in your brain) but corn oil, olive oil, or p-nut oils are not. |
Posted By: fullauto07
Date Posted: 28 November 2005 at 3:46pm
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 28 November 2005 at 8:50pm
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What are you talking about? His question was asked and answered. Now we discussing the reasons behind the answers! |
Posted By: sporx
Date Posted: 29 November 2005 at 2:13pm
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I suggest you leave the veggie oil in the kitchen ------------- 
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Posted By: RedLion56
Date Posted: 29 November 2005 at 5:37pm
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Thats like asking wether you can cook with Motor oil
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 30 November 2005 at 4:26am
Not exactly. Vegetable oils and animal fat oils can be better lubricants than the mineral oil. They have much higher affinity for metals than do the mineral oils. They just tend to break down more quickly. |
Posted By: mason4300
Date Posted: 30 November 2005 at 6:05pm
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So, in short, NO, DO NOT lube your gun with vegatable oil! lol ------------- -mason4300 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 30 November 2005 at 8:51pm
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My trip down this pathway, Grasshopper, was just to educate and inform. |
Well you could build your own. Cut open a few antioxidant vitamin capsules and mix with a little beef tallow or peanut oil might create a pretty good product.
Put it this way, if I needed lube and all I had was a bottle of peanut oil, I'd use it. Recognizing its long term limitations, it is an excellent lubricant.Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 12:43am
True, but I'd still rather deep-fry a turkey with it. ------------- 
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Posted By: mason4300
Date Posted: 01 December 2005 at 4:20pm
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mmmm, deep-fried turkey ------------- -mason4300
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