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Anyone know of a distributor that will package and ship Texaco (Chevron) Transultex H in 5 gal. pails. Mine only offers it in 55 gallon drums which would last the average gunsmith about a 100 years. This product has served me well for many years and like most gunsmiths we hate to change whats works.
Thanks...Herb
 
I do not but have you tried Knight Oil? Knight Oil Company Dallas 877-631-5823. They were the ones that originally repackaged it in the 5 gal pails. Now that Transultex is available under the Chevron name and it is available (55 gal drums) in about 6 Chevron warehouses around the country maybe Knight can be persuaded start repackaging it in 5 gal again. The 55 gal drums can be shipped to Chevron distributors from the Charleston, Louisville and Port Aurthur warehouses with a 6 day lead time and the Olympic warehouse can ship with a 4 day lead. A couple of other warehouses have 20 day leads.

PS I called Knight and they are going to call me back on the possibility of repackaging it again.

PSS Knight Oil was bought out by Steagall Oil and they have no interest in re-packaging Transultex.
 
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See if you have a Shell distributor around. Ask for Garia 623S-54
I used Transultex for years and then my distributor changed brands. I haven't seen any difference in performance using the texaco product. Second ingredient listed is lard oil so it can't be all bad.

Dave
 
PFAU will still/ship a 5 gallon pail of Peacock EWS lard oil, not what you asked for but good stuff.
 
OK, I've got to know...... WHY??

What do these lubes do that others don't? I'm ASKING not arguing.... Are we chambering? Milling? cooling lathe work??

al
 
alinwa said:
OK, I've got to know...... WHY??

What do these lubes do that others don't? I'm ASKING not arguing.... Are we chambering? Milling? cooling lathe work??

al
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Super high sulfur content, some think that high sulfur content makes for superior cutting lubricant, I cant see much of a difference, but the stuff does as good of job as any...............Don
 
Thanks for the help

Yup, Knight Oil will no longer package it in 5 gal. pails. Tried Shell Garcia 623S-54, can only find it in 55 gal. drums.
Dave, do have a distributor contact number that can package and ship? Lard content is the key ingredient for reaming. The many machinist that I talked too will swear by it for reaming. Tool life is superior and finish is fantastic. Build-up on tool edge is non existent. I dump it in the lathe sump and use it for everything from reaming (low pressure muzzle flush), threading to turning. Makes life simple..Herb
 
Al

The two most important operations in doing barrel work is chambering, and threading. Both like a nice heavy cutting oil that adds a free machining quality to the whole operation. Some are just not up to the task.

We have switched over to the Ridgid Dark Sulphurized oil, the kind they use in their threading machines. I have been doing this for 40 years, and the Ridgid is about the best we have used this side of the old Lard Based Oils that stunk to high heaven.

I won't even mention White Lead. For those that are old enough to have used it, they know that when mixed with lard based cutting oil, it was the best stuff ever.

Of course, for obvious reasons, it was out lawed. Amagine, using a known cancer causing agent with a medium that grows bacteria..........jackie
 
Hmmmmm, thanks for the info. I've been using Re-Lion and some Swedish stuff in a white and orange bottle.... both "tapping fluids" since I don't have a pressure system on my lathe. When I learned some lathe work back in the 80's we used to use "water soluble oil" like Rustlick or Primrose.

I'll check out the Ridgid stuff since it's easy to get around here.

al
 
A couple of "real" 'smiths that I know and a number of "do it yourself" friends are using Union 76 Koolkut II. It works fine for me and I like it. Available from Union 76 dealer in 5 gal. buckets.
I used Ridgid high sulphur thread cutting oil in the beginning but I think it is right up there with lard oil for disgusting odor.
Way back when..... I remember some folks using white lead as a lube on solid centers in lathes. It was not talked about much nor were they willing to give any away. It was rumored to be "poison".

Jay, Idaho
 
Try this stuff

Mobilmet Lambda CCF
Viscosity, ASTM D 445
cSt @ 40º C 20.61
cSt @ 100º C 4.4
Specific Gravity @15º C kg/l, ASTM D 7.304
Total Sulphur, ASTM D 2622, wt-% 2.438
Active Sulphur, ASTM D 1662, wt-% - 1.916

I use this in my lathe sump for everything. It works well as a low pressure flood coolant for threading when delivered by the centrifugal pump in the lathe sump. It works really great for high pressure muzzle flushing when delivered at 110 P.S.I. from my gear pump for chambering. It hasn't stained anything in four years because it contains no chlorine, remains on the parts as a corrosion inhibitor and comes in 5 gal buckets.

I like it,
Nic
 
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