Thread: Camellia Oil

$2 for 750ml in Woolies. I think the bottle I have will last around 86 years at the current rate of usage.
Edit: It might be a 500 ml bottle, I'd have to check.

Originally Posted by NCArcher

$2 for 750ml in Woolies. I think the bottle I have will last around 86 years at the current rate of usage.
Edit: It might be a 500 ml bottle, I'd have to check.

Is this $2 for camellia oil or is it camilla oil

Les

Originally Posted by NCArcher

$2 for 750ml in Woolies. I think the bottle I have will last around 86 years at the current rate of usage.
Edit: It might be a 500 ml bottle, I'd have to check.

I've heard supermarkets have it - but haven't found it over here.

Makes $24 for 240ml look a bit ill (c-tec)

Thanks,
Paul

Originally Posted by NCArcher

$2 for 750ml in Woolies. I think the bottle I have will last around 86 years at the current rate of usage.
Edit: It might be a 500 ml bottle, I'd have to check.

i should make you get me 2 bottles. It is not available in Victoria.
Tried coles, woolies, healthfood shops and 50 asian grocers.
no-one.
One coles girls checked at HO and none of the vic coles have it ANYWHERE including the 3 mega coles stores.

I'll have a look next time I'm in the supermarket. Maybe it's discontinued here as well.

I asked the local coles if they could get some in ( know the manager well ) she said it was not available and no coles outlet stocked it , the buyer for coles couldn't source it.

So coles in vic and NSW do not have it.
There ya go.

So before you all run out and scoop it all up. I want 2 reasonable priced bottles please.

I know Coles used to stock it as I bought a bottle from Coles in Bendigo CBD, but that was some years ago.

At the time it took me ages to find, asking the staff only got me blank looks, but I eventually found it in the Asian food section.

I can't look at the bottle as I dropped it on the concrete floor some time ago, so I have none left.

At the time there was a fair bit of discussion on the forum about Camellia Oil and the other source that people mentioned at the time was Asian grocery stores.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f13/wh...lia-oil-34378/

Based on that - and harking back to "Roothy" - I think I'll get some of this and give it a try at $18.60 for 750ml (non-aerosol spray)

Lanotec Heavy Duty Liquid Lanolin -,Spray Lube - 750mL - Supercheap Auto Australia

And some paste wax.

And I note the metalwork guys like G15 for their shiny lathes and mills etc.

edit:
They don't like WD40 as it supposedly encourages rust after a period.
But it works great on my old *dark* cast-iron machines.
And FWW did a rust-prevention article recently with WD40 second-best performer of many.
(Test was a bit light-on)

Thanks,
Paul.