lamp oil?

Robert Rowe · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:30 am Post subject:

Isn't lamp oil supposed to be flammable ?

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Tony Scodwell · Heavyweight Member Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 1961

Ultra Pure Lamp Oil made in Wisconsin. Target sells it under [it seems] a new name each year, but if you look on the back of the bottle you will see "Ultra Pure" manufactured by Lamplight Farms, Menomenee, Wisconsin, a copyright trademark. Pool and Patio stores also sell it in quart bottles but make sure you get the 100% pure parafin Ultra Pure. They also make another type with citronella in it. Good if you have bugs inside your horn I guess.
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homebilly · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject:

hi tony

to my dismay it seems that target no longer carries any lamp oil.
so i'll check the other stores that you mentioned.

ron
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Robert Rowe · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject:

You DO NOT need to go crazy with this ....

Do your local merchants a service, and patronize the local "mom & pop" hardware store. You will find ample selections of lamp oil.

Tell 'em "Robert" sent you ....

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homebilly · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:14 pm Post subject:

i have been searching the M&Ps but nothing so far.

i always start there when i can. i just bought O rings
for my third valve slide at my local M&P
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Robert Rowe · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject:

homebilly · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject:

will do
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Tony Scodwell · Heavyweight Member Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 1961

I believe in supporting Mom and Pop stores as much as possible as well. That said, Target was a major sponsor of my concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra which gives me ample reasons to give them a plug here. Now that they no longer stock the Ultra Pure lamp oil I will check other sources. For what it's worth, the recently retired president of Target founded the MIM in Phoenix out of his own pocket. MIM is a wonderful museum of musical instruments with a performing arts section as well. The likes of Doc Severinsen have performed there recently. When I worked for him I would oil his valves with my oil, not the T-3 he said was his favorite. Funny how he loved the valves when he picked up his horn, but of course this is the same guy who spit on his valves for years and wondered where the tobacco particles came from in his horn.
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VetPsychWars · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:29 am Post subject:

Tony, I believe this is the stuff you want:

http://www.tikibrand.com/Torch-Fuel-Lamp-Oil/TIKI-UltraPure-Oil/1451

They appear to sell it under the Tiki brand now, probably because it's a well-known name, but it's still Lamplight in Menomonee Falls, WI (just up the street from me).

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homebilly · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:56 am Post subject:

i just found that too. home depot carries TIKI stuff but not that one:-(

i think my local mom and pop, B&B hardware in Culver city, has the ultra pure.
i'm going to pop over on my way to rehearsal today

thanks

**UPDATE**

just got some Ultra Pure from ACE hardware for $4.99 for 18oz.
they had a bigger jug for 20 bucks but i thought i'd give it a try first.

what exactly does the Break Free do?
does it thicken or dillute the lamp oil???

i'm going 100% ultra pure for a few days on my Bach to see what happens. i cleaned out the cases & valves and oiled them up.

**UPPERDATE**

i've been using the straight lamp oil for a couple of days now and it works just fine. i'll be making the switch to this for all of my horns now.
thanks for the tip Tony.

ron
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mcgyver · Regular Member Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Posts: 32

I know this is a thread with a long white beard, but still:

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=7&t=258341

In short:

Break Free, can be bad in contact with skin. Probably even worse when inhaled.

While health-friendly paraffin oil can be obtained, with Break-Free this is not the case.

I found Frog-Lube and Fireclean as enveirenement-friendly substitutes.

However, I don't know how they interact with paraffin oil.

Bluesy · Veteran Member Joined: 01 Oct 2014 Posts: 477

Odorless lamp oil - Walmarts on line or at a store; 32 oz for $4+ bucks.
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Hatanenei · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:19 am Post subject:

Sorry for bumping...just my thoughts...

after some further investigating, it's clear that the Japanese have advanced the technology of burning kerosene over the last thirty years from what we remember and learned as kids and now as adults. The kerosene heaters we currently use were designed by Corona, Toyotomi/Kero-Sun and others in the 1970's. The latest units sold at Sears, Home Depot and Lowes are all cheaply made Korean and Chinese clones. They work on the principle of these lamps - https://bestlightguide.com However, the Japanese continue to design and manufacture the very best kerosene heaters but no longer export them to the United States.

trmptz · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:26 am Post subject:

Why would you wanna use lamp oil??

Crazy Finn · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:26 am Post subject:

VetPsychWars · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:26 am Post subject: