Value of saws

[Kees Heiden]

Get some baby oil. And make sure you get the baby oil without perfumes, because those stink horribly. Baby oil is just simple mineral oil, and I suppose without agressive ingredients. I also use it on my oil stones. The advantage of baby oil is, you can just ask your wife to buy a bottle in the supermarket, so it doesn't cost you anything.

This thread makes me a bit nervous about the motorcycle engine I revised years ago and put in storage after that. All the inside bits are heavilly coated in new motoroil. I really hope that is enough protection.

[Jeff Mazur]

Moses, take a look at CRC 3-36. It's just about the best lubricant and corrosion inhibitor going (see Fine Woodworking, issue 227 Jul-Aug 2012.) It's not cheap, but it's worth every penny to protect your tools, IMO. The non-aerosol container is more economical, btw.

[george wilson]

I have nothing against baby oil,if you don't mind the scent.

[Kees Heiden]

It took some sniffing, but I found an odorless baby oil.

[Tom Stenzel]

The advantage of baby oil is, you can just ask your wife to buy a bottle in the supermarket, so it doesn't cost you anything.

Kees, I like the way you think!

I found an old bottle of baby oil in the cubboard, been around long enough for the plastic to turn yellow. I'm going to give it a try and see how it works.

-Tom

[Moses Yoder]

Baby oil it is.