Chain Oil.

Stewart Devereux said:

Off to buy some chain oil, but noticed in the shed a litre of " Chainsaw
Chain Oil" SAE 30. Designed for the chain of a saw- but could I use this-
intend to leave chain in a bowl of oil for hour ?

Yes - it's pretty good because it has anti-fling properties.

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Devereux (') said:

Off to buy some chain oil, but noticed in the shed a litre of "
Chainsaw Chain Oil" SAE 30. Designed for the chain of a saw- but could
I use this- intend to leave chain in a bowl of oil for hour ?

It's widely said to be very good, although I haven't tried it myself.
After soaking the chain, wipe the outside of it as clean as possible
before putting it on the bike, as road grit tends to cling to an
oil-damp chain.

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Stewart Devereux said:

Off to buy some chain oil, but noticed in the shed a litre of "
Chainsaw Chain Oil" SAE 30. Designed for the chain of a saw- but
could I use this- intend to leave chain in a bowl of oil for hour ?

Never bothered actually soaking the chain in it. It's very gooey, so you
might find you have rather a lot of the stuff on it unless you hang it up to
drip off for a good while.

"Stewart Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:d43ntq
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Quoted message said:

Off to buy some chain oil, but noticed in the shed a litre of " Chainsaw
Chain Oil" SAE 30. Designed for the chain of a saw- but could I use this-
intend to leave chain in a bowl of oil for hour ?

I use it myself on my chain as the normal lubricant. Just make sure you
wipe off any excess and check it for grit every so often and you'll be
fine. I find it works just as well as any of those 10 quid for 200ml oils
you can get.

Graeme

doki said:

Stewart Devereux said:

Off to buy some chain oil, but noticed in the shed a litre of "
Chainsaw Chain Oil" SAE 30. Designed for the chain of a saw- but
could I use this- intend to leave chain in a bowl of oil for hour ?

Never bothered actually soaking the chain in it. It's very gooey, so

you

Quoted message said:

might find you have rather a lot of the stuff on it unless you hang

it up to

Quoted message said:

drip off for a good while.

Heat it (the chain I mean) Either spin on your rollers at max RPM and
take it off quickly, ;-) OR use a hair drier when the other half is not
looking, then dip it and wipe of excess.

Jack Ouzzi said:

Heat it (the chain I mean) Either spin on your rollers at max RPM and
take it off quickly, ;-) OR use a hair drier when the other half is
not looking, then dip it and wipe of excess.

I'll have you know that I have a hair drier of my very own, m'laddo...

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