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Re: Oilstone query

To: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Oilstone query
From: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:47:15 -0800
Use 3-in-1 on my stone my whole childhood and I don't remember any
problems.  YMMV.

-g



On 1/23/07, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I thought mineral oil was
> > petroleum.  Check:  http://www.answers.com/topic/mineral-oil
> >
> > At 06:04 PM 1/23/2007, Randall wrote:
> > >It's a mineral oil, (3-in-1
> > >is petroleum).
>
> My bad, you're quite right.
>
> So that's not the reason not to use 3-in-1 as a honing oil, and I've
> forgotten what the reason is.  Maybe there's no reason at all (but I'm
> sure
> I remember being told that 3-in-1 would ruin my stone).




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