I agree get regular bar oil. In a pinch you can use non-detergent
30 weight oil. The bar oil is cheap only about 7 bucks agallon. I once
used a cheap 30 weight oil only to have the chain smoke when it got hot.
...Art
On Fri, 17 Oct 1997, Kelley Mascher wrote:
> I bought one of those about 2 years ago. I've probably cut about
> two cords of wood with it plus two 20" x 40' elms in my backyard.
>
> When I got the saw I bought a gallon of the cheap Home Depot
> bar oil. I still have about half of it left. This oil is very
> sticky much like way oil on a lathe or mill. It seems like
> cheap insurance since anything else is just going to be thrown
> off the chain.
>
> Kelley Mascher (206) 528-2713
> Children's Hospital & Med. Center mascher@u.washington.edu
> Audiology Research Seattle, Washington USA
>
> On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Mark Miller wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:05:04 -0700
> > From: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
> > To: 'shop talk mailing list' <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: new toy
> >
> > Hi. I bought a cheap electric chain saw (Why? I still don't really know,
> > except that I've always thought I should have one) and have some lube
> > questions. It said to use their brand of chain saw oil. What should I
> > really use? 10W30? 30W? Other engine oil? 2 stroke oil? And for the bar
> > end grease: standard moly? lithium? just spit on it now and again?
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mark 'leatherface' Miller
> >
> >
>
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