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Brian Deakin
11-09-2012, 7:02 PM
Can anyone tell me what is the composition of Norton honing oil
Is it just light mineral oil
regards Brian
Paul Saffold
11-09-2012, 7:30 PM
Brian,
I don't know what their formula is but I use mineral oil (Johnson's Baby Oil) and mineral spirits, half and half. It's a lot cheaper than Norton's. Some guys use kerosene but I don't like the smell. Mostly now I use water stones.
Paul
Jim Koepke
11-09-2012, 8:54 PM
Regular mineral oil is what is used on mine. It is from the pharmacy department in the local grocery. Don't let the wording of "Laxative Lubricant" bother you.
It is also good for preserving wooden utensils used in the kitchen.
jtk
Jessica Pierce-LaRose
11-09-2012, 9:03 PM
A quick Google search for "Norton Honing Oil MSDS", the first link was Jamestown Distributors, and their catalog page for Norton Sharpening Stone Oil had a link to this MSDS:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/MSDS/Norton/Norton_Sharpening%20_Oil_ALT003.pdf
sounds like it's mostly white mineral oil.
Brian Deakin
11-10-2012, 2:42 PM
Thank you Joshua for the link above which was very useful
regards Brian
Brian Deakin
11-10-2012, 2:54 PM
Joshua A big thank you for the link provided using the link
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...Oil_ALT003.pdf (http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/MSDS/Norton/Norton_Sharpening%20_Oil_ALT003.pdf)
I identified this link
http://www.chemicalbook.com/ProductChemicalPropertiesCB4111739_EN.htm
Norton honing oil as the cas# number 8042-47-5
Mineral oil Chemical Properties
density
0.85 g/mL at 20 °C
I hope this information helps other looking for a suitable honing oil
regards Brian
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