oiled patches

[evan9201]

i was looking at some oiled patches on trackofthewolf.com and i was wondering what kind of oil do they soak these patches in?. just making sure so it isnt the kind that makes tar like fouling.

thanks

 

[roundball]

i was looking at some oiled patches on trackofthewolf.com and i was wondering what kind of oil do they soak these patches in?. just making sure so it isnt the kind that makes tar like fouling.
thanks

Good question...I'd like to know too...I've always assumed it would be something like olive oil, vegatable oil, etc, but don't know.

I actually got a few bags of Oxyoke "oiled patches" that were mixed in with a closeout sale I bought but I haven't used any yet...need to try some and see if there's any difference in the fouling...in the mean time, if anybody does know what the oil is we'd both like to know. :grin:

 

[tx50cal]

Roundball, let us know how they work. My concern is if the oil will affect the powder charge.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Why not just ask the folks at TOTW?? Or at Ox-Yoke?

 

[SimonKenton]

The old Ox Yoke "oiled" patches were oiled with some kind of water soluble oil. Maybe machining oil?

-Ray

 

[evan9201]

Why not just ask the folks at TOTW?? Or at Ox-Yoke?

stand by i going to send TOTW a E-mail about this.

 

[evan9201]

The old Ox Yoke "oiled" patches were oiled with some kind of water soluble oil. Maybe machining oil?

-Ray

right on my friend!!!

 

[Dphar]

i was looking at some oiled patches on trackofthewolf.com and i was wondering what kind of oil do they soak these patches in?. just making sure so it isnt the kind that makes tar like fouling.

thanks

Don't have a clue. But buying them dry would allow oiling your own.
Neatsfoot oil, not compound, works good. Bear oil will work. Sperm whale oil was also popular in the past. But hard to find now.

Dan

 

[SimonKenton]

Once in a while somebody cleans out their attice in New England and a tiny bottle of refined sperm whale oil turns up. Neat stuff. Has to go VERY cold to gum up. If they lightened up on the cachalots for a few years MAYBE we could harvest about 50 or so a year. I know of NO exact substitute. :cursing:

-Ray