Chuck:
I have used turbine oil for many years.......the AeroShell 500 Jet turbine oil, like you found at Aircraft Spruce (used to be in Fullerton)...is excellent oil and is made to run in turbine engines operating at 40,000 rpm +........it is a "very light" oil made to spray onto the rotating group bearings of PW's, Garrett's, GE's, Allison, RR's and the like..........it is the purest oil you can buy......
It is the "cleanest", smoothest, slickest oil you can buy and that I have ever used...I use it for all my "oiling needs", i.e. small parts for trucks and cars or stationary engines, fishing equipment, boats, airplane maintenance and so on.............
It withstands aircraft speeds if used on control surface hinge pins without collecting excessive dirt particles, unlike all other oils.....
There is a very slight 'evaporative' quality to this oil....a small portion of the chemicals will evaporate or slip off, leaving the most perfectly oiled part you have ever seen........
Turbine oil is the ONLY oil I use to oil down barrels after re-blueing and some chemical property (not sure which property) in this oil really sets the blue......after most of the excess has been taken off......
It is not harmful to wood.....
Overall a fabulous oil for most applications......I've used it since I was a young first officer many, many years ago.........I've never used another oil that even comes close.........
I wipe down my guns with lightly oiled shotgun cotton patches as I put them back in the safe after use and cleaning.....
Norvey's is good too and I like the little oilers....the AeroShell Turbine oil 500 from the airport is probably better quality, although Norvey's just packages the same stuff in smaller quantities, both are very good in comparison to 'other' oils..........
Try it Chuck, I think you will be impressed........
