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heidelberg Windmill Oil UK

  • Anonymous
  • on 10 Aug 11 (11:10)
  • Updated 27 May 12 (11:10)

Hi,

Which oil brand and type do you use for your heidelberg windmill? In the UK..

thanks

rich

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I don’t have a Windmill yet, but based on the Windmill manual you want:

“Gargoyle Vactra Extra Heavy” It is an ISO 150 way-oil still made as Mobil Vactra No 3. It is the same thing we use in the milling machines and lathes at work.

http://www.oil-store.co.uk/Mobil-Vactra-Number-3-43.html

Can anyone else comment on what they use in their Windmill?

  • dickg
  • on 12 Aug 11 (02:53)

I just use a 30 wt. non detergent oil for all my equipment, i run my windmills daily and its kept them going for over 30 years. Dick G.

  • Noble
  • on 14 Sep 11 (11:53)

Dick, is there a checklist guide that you know of that describes the steps to restoring a heidelberg windmill to a working capacity? While mine currently sits in a storage facility, I still spend most of my day dreaming about how I’ll restore her to some sort of working order.

Some pictures of her can be found here http://www.noblemedia.ca

/Steve