Oregon Arborol bar & chain oil

[mliiiwit]

Is anyone using this vegetable oil based, 1:4 mix with water, bar & chain lube? I'm looking for feedback on it if you are or have. Link below makes it sound too good to be true

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[BobUrban]

I know a lot of people use straight vegi oil with no problems and I would use it but I am not putting any water in my saw. At least not any water from my tap. I have a very iron rich well and I am always dealing with it in my plumbing so I can just imagine what that would do to a saw. I would probably just buy a gallon of distilled water if I was going to use the stuff. Must be a price point thing why they don't just make pre-mixed cold and hot temp oil. I guess we mix our gas why not oil too?

 

[amateur cutter]

Can one of you chemist types explain how they get oil & water to mix?

 

[greythorn3]

ya that must be a heck of a trick. what about winter? does it freeze solid?

 

[MasterMech]

Can one of you chemist types explain how they get oil & water to mix?

Water-soluble oil. Machinists do it all the time. Whataya think they use for coolant?

 

[smokinj]

This has been out for awhile now. Only down falls I have heard is it will set-up if left for a few months in the tank. I would think that once is hot should turn back runny again.idk for sure.

 

[TreePointer]

Can one of you chemist types explain how they get oil & water to mix?

Chemist type here. Excerpt from product description:

"New Arborol® chain oil from OREGON® is made from specially processed
renewable vegetable oils and emulsifiers."

An emulsifying agent is added.

 

[seeyal8r]

Engineer type here.

Emulsifiers chemically allow oil and water to mix. Asphalt is actually an emulsion of water and oil and it sets up hard lower than 180 degrees.