Soluble oil

I don't know what the oil is, but didn't you also build a steam powered bicycle years ago?

I did see the trike shown on your homepage.

--Call John York; he sells it by the gallon for steamboaters.

From what I=92ve read, water soluble oils have emulsifiers (detergents) to make them mix with water. Without them you probably run the risk of the lubricant not working properly, however that makes them also difficult to separate.

Here=92s something that I found on DIY formulations:

Don't muck up thousands of hours of work by using the wrong thing.

When studying Geology - mostly Gulf Coast Stratigraphic studies used by industry - I had use of a large slab saw. It had a 48" diamond circular blade and a large vise. It used 50 gallons of soluble oil.

One time, the oil salesman suggested a different kind. It wasn't milk like when mixed - more clear - slightly yellow. (suspected sulfur).

Anyway, once it mixed with rock dust - it gelled. We can in the next Monday - and the tray was a solid Jello mass. We wondered if we got some bad stuff for us. Once we fired up the big saw - the movement liquefied it.

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