The Sewing Place
For Sale & Wanted => I saw this & I thought you may be interested! => Topic started by: b15erk on August 03, 2017, 09:05:33 AM
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I don't know why I never thought of it before.
I've just acquired a Singer Featherweight, so cleaning and oiling will use quite a lot of oil. I looked at the prices for Sewing machine oil, and it seemed quite expensive especially when you add in the postage, so I looked nearer to home.
We work near a company called Caldo which is quite a big local lubricants supplier, who OH deals with often. While I was there, just on the off chance, I asked about Sewing Machine, or Gun Oil. Of the two, Gun Oil is more expensive, so I went with the SM Oil. Couldn't believe it when he came back with the price - £4-75 for a litre!
The chap I dealt with was bemused that I was so pleased with the price!
The one near my work, is in Sutton, St Helens, but I can only see two other depots listed: one on Newton Abbot, and one in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire.
Failing that, check to see if you have a local lubricants distributor, and enquire at the Trade Counter.
Jessie
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Thanks for the tip, I'll look out for local suppliers. With a litre can, won't you need some sort of oil can or dispenser?
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I intend to use an old Sewing machine oil container, although they did give me narrow straws which give one drip at a time.
Jessie
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Another good tip!
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I like the oil bottles with a long nose (not sure what to call it in English). That's the best price ever, and you will have oil for the next decade too. I use oil around the house, bike and I go through two bottles a years. After I turend to telfon added oil, I haven't used that much of the basic sewing machine oil; it's a bit more pricey unfortunately but I like the smoothness. Thanks for the tip, Jessie, I shall investigate a bit more and see if there's a similar shop near me :- )