amcatanzaro

I cleaned a treadle with straight olive oil not too long ago. Cast iron (legs) and wood. Seemed logical since I treat my cast iron pots that way and I tend to use sewing machine oil (which someone determined was mineral oil) on the cases.

Turned out awesome. I was disappointed to see that one go.

bemer

I think would worry about the olive oil turning rancid. Does that happen?

amcatanzaro

So far, not to me. From my googling looks like rancid olive oil is more of a taste then a smell.

singerguy

i do leather crafting, and if I want my veg tanned cowhide to have a natural light brown look, I put olive oil on it to make it pliable instead of leather dye. Olive oil will not become rancid.

oldsewnsew

I'm wondering if walnut oil would be any better against oxidization. i.e. turning rancid

SteveH

Well, I'm sold... Boiled Linseed Oil and White Vinegar 1 to 1 mixture
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Side note. When I mixed up the 2 parts Oil to 1 part Vinegar mixture and did the Florence treadle I accidentally rubbed up against base of the machine and the bottom gold line just appeared (it WAS only visible under flash) So, I cleaned the rest of the machine.

I will try the 1:1 mix on a less special machine.

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Rodney

Great looking results! It's also a pretty good start for Italian dressing. I might experiment a little with it too. I'm also curious about the longevity of the mix.
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ppquilter

Looking good!

manicmike

I thought that too, especially the olive oil/cider vinegar. Delicious for us and our machines!

JaniceP

Looks great SteveH. All I can say when I used it the transformation of the inside was unbelievable it looked like new wood, where only dirty dry wood had been. I think it will last longer where there was no finish like the inside rather than the outside where the oil could not penetrate as deeply. It may need to be repeated as if you were polishing a table or other wood furniture. And now that it's clean wouldn't other oil furniture polish work?