http://bill.welliver.org/atom/letterpress/monotype/Monotype Lubricants electronic.alchemy :: Monotype Lubricants 2026-08-05T19:57:34-04:00 Public.Syndication.ATOM (Pike v8.0 release 1956) http://bill.welliver.org/favicon.ico http://bill.welliver.org/static/images/alchemy.gif Composition Caster Machine, Cam Bath: Mobil Vactra Heavy Medium ISO 68 Turbine Oil - McMaster Varigear Gear Oil: Mobil 600W Super Cyl Oil - Grainger 5Gal Varigear Grease: Mobil Unirex N3 (available in Kegs) Shell Gadus S2 V100 3 (available in Kegs) F.U. Variable Speed Unit: Mobil DTE Oil Light - Grainger/MSC - 5Gal Jaw Tongs Spring Box Grease as Varigear Grease above Super Caster Machine: same as Composition Caster above Gear Box and Cam Bath: ISO 1000 Non-compounded steam cylinder oil Exxon Mobil Extra Hecla Super Cyl Oil (Mineral) Castrol Cresta SHS (possibly available from Castrol Classic Oils) Morris Golden Film Mainline or Sovereign 1000 Steam Cylinder Oil (available in 25 litre cans) Shell Valvata J 1000 (Likely discontinued) ExxonMobil Cylesstic 1000 (may still be available as N.O.S.) Duckham Q2280 Oil (Gear Oil N) Shell Nassa J85 (Oil BE4) B.P. Energol DC1200 Gulf Security 206 or Endurance 217 Esso Cylesso 220 Keyboard Mobil Velocite No.6 - MSC, Grainger/Gallon Moulds Composition and Display Moulds (not High Speed Moulds series 300,000) ISO 1000 Non-compounded steam cylinder oil Mobil Extra Hecla Super Cyl Oil (Mineral) Monotype Mould Oil (available in 5 litre cans) Duckham Q2280 Oil Gulf Security 205 Esso Cylesso 220 B.P. Energol DC1200 Lead & Rule Mould (and High Speed Moulds) Monotype Mould Oil No.1 Good quality Castor Oil (available from larger Pharmacies/Chemists)