Milton Keynes Metals?

+1 for Macc Models and M-Machine.

Dave

I had the misfortune to use him once when i first started model engineering 20 years ago before we could afford the internet i sent for his catalogue worked out what small ba taps and some brass i wanted and drove to his shack he shared with a car repair business he sorted out what i wanted and the cost was just over double his catalogue price with the excuse i cannot keep the catalogue up to date i had to wait 3 weeks for the catalogue because it was at the printers. I think he just made his price up as he went along i have not been near his shack since. Andrew you have done very well in giving him a miss he obviously changed in 20 years

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Neil

Neil i am not having a go at the magazine my experience was over 20 years ago and was stating that he has not changed in that time

Exactly. I am now actively searching out a source of Flowtac 2000, or similar, in a suitable quantity that I may need. I only need at most 25ml but the minimum delivery from the manufacturer is 22.5kg!

So a chainsaw bar oil might do the job -- Have not used any for years but that had a "stringy" property & is, in a way, a similar application, plus readily available.-- Or is that a rubbish suggestion as well ?????

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 21/12/2020 11:24:18

ISO 10 slideway oil?? That sounds very low viscosity for the task?
Most suppliers list ISO 32 as the lowest viscosity with tackifying agents added that help the oils to stick to non vertical surfaces.

Bought some chainsaw oil for the lathe at the beginning of the year because I had run out of the proper stuff, Magna 68. I cannot notice any difference between the two. I don’t think it really matters what you use, as long you use something, don’t run the slides dry, except of course for cast iron. The chap in the mower place told me that the local tree surgeons had given up using proper chainsaw oil because it is too expensive and now they buy sunflower oil from the local supermarket.

Mention of sunflower oil reminded me that the Citroen DS hydraulic suspension and gearbox control systems used vegetable oil. Apparently the rubber seals would not tolerate mineral oil.

The BMC Hydrolastic suspension system used pressurised glycol water mix, rather than an oil,.

Now back to the subject!

Howard

Postscript: Just to close the subject, I finally received my order this morning! Only took 5 weeks. To be fair, they did say the delay was due to a 'stock issue' ( I assume that means they hadn't actually got an 'in stock' item) and then Christmas, lockdown ...... Still, stuff arrived perfectly OK and well packed so I've got no excuse not to get on with my projects now! Regards to all Mike