Fan bearing lubricant was Re: WD-40 (again)

[drlegendre .]

"What's the going price per gallon of sperm whale oil?"

Unless the Braycote products are directly interchangeable with Sperm Whale
oil, how is your comparison even remotely relevant?

They are rendered from entirely different sources. Whale oil is a natural,
animal-derived product that pretty much went out with the depletion of the
resources (and finally, international treaties). P/TFE and MoS2 were
formulated in industrial laboratories, and to this day, are turned out by
industrial processes.

Am I incorrect?

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 10:39 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:

> On 04/18/2016 07:45 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
> > Forgive my ignorance..
> >
> > What could possibly justify a cost of $25,000 (US) for a liter of
> > this Braycote material? Of course, I'm extrapolating - $25/gm,
> > assuming 1000gm/l.
> >
> > Sounds like a government contract rate to me. MoS2 and TFE-rich
> > lubricants have been readily available for decades - and while they
> > tend to be on the pricier side, I've seen nothing that touches
> > $25-28/gm.
>
> What's the going price per gallon of sperm whale oil?
>
> I'm very careful with PTFE-enhanced lubricants, such as TriFlow--they
> tend, for me, at least, to get gummy.  A good petroleum oil should last
> decades in this particular application.
>
> --Chuck
>
>