Hello R.Crosswell,
It is my educated opinion, that "sewing machine oil" defined as "generic sewing machine oil" should not be used in Clock movements of any type,
My reason for making such a bold statement:
this type of oil is actually meant/formulated not to soil garments as obviously it can and often will come in contact with such, if you are sewing harnesses or other materials such as webbings, Cordura, Ballistic Cloth, Kevlar etc., obviously it does not matter.
However garments could visually and chemically be affected by such exposure
should one use the wrong type of lubrication.
So, a long story short
what sewing machine oil DOES:
- Allows lubrication without potentially ruining the materials being sewn
rendering lubricity of dynamic contacts marginal unless the steps below are observed and maintained.
What sewing machine oil DOES NOT DO:
- Does not maintain lubrication needed unless you:
A-wick it to the dynamic contacts
B-splash it to same as above
C-sump it to same as above
D-deposit/lubricate by FELT licking to same as above
Statements above are Christian StClaire's opinions based on experience with Industrial Sewing Equipment since 1974 with Juki, Nakajima, Brother, Adler ,Husqvarna/Viking, Pfaff,Singer, Thomson and quite a few others,
from HIGH SPEED SURGERS to DOUBLE NEEDLE WALKING FEET which can sew through industrial webbing stacked over a half inch thick such as industrial Lift Bag used in Diving Salvage operations to truck Harnesses.
You all have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's day to all you Lady Members who qualify.
Christian StClaire
I believe that just about any kind of oil is better than no oil, as long as it’s not too thin or too thick. But why use a product that’s specifically formulated for some other application when there are oils available that are formulated specifically for clocks? The per-clock cost is nil regardless of what product is used.
The difficult part for me is deciding which of the clock oils is the best clock oil. Everyone seems to have a favorite but how is one to know for sure? If I change from something that works to something I hope will work better it could be dozens of clocks and years later before I find out if my choice was the correct one. There may be an oil that’s sold for some other application that’s just perfect for clocks as well, but for now I’ll limit my experimentation to oils that are at least labeled as clock oil.
By the way, what ever happened to that thread about the nano diamonds super magic clock oil – did anyone try the stuff?
Bob C.