way oil

I've noticed that McMaster sells gallon jugs of unbranded (in the catalog anyway) ISO68 way oil. The price is quite reasonable for a small quantity compared to what I see around the internet, especially considering McMaster is a known source with a reputation for quality. My question is about...

I was "willed" a 5 gallon bucket of Conoco Hydroclear TCS Slideway Lubricant. The bucket is approximately 8 years old, has been opened, and has less than a quart removed. As far as I can tell, Hydroclear is equivalent to Vactra #2, so I was planning to use it on both my Bridgeport mill and...

Greetings everyone, I just moved my first mill in today and while I have it apart I gave it a good wipe down to get rid of condensate from temp change, then coated everything in oil while it acclimates. Before I completely assemble it again I was considering the possibility to installing an...

I was in need of small lathe, so I recently picked up a Craftsman 101.07301. As I understand it, this is the same machine as an Atlas 618. It is in quite good condition and I am about halfway through restoring it--it hadn't been used in a long while so the lubricants had oxidized/congealed, etc...

So I have done a wee bit of reading and looking about way oil. Seems there are various "flavors" of it, just like there are so many variations of "subjective" substances. With that in mind, what I see the most of is that way oil tends to have an additive to make it "sticky". If that is the...