Brad93
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Not entirely relevant but we have a redwood viscometer at work. Tricky contraption to use well.Any idea what the modern equivalent to this is? I’m guessing it’s ISO 220.
it’s for the gear train in the column.
R.D. Nicols no longer exist, appears the we’re known under the name “Dragonfly” oils.
We use it for testing bitumen emulsion used for surface dressing of roads.That takes me back over 40 years when I was a lad, Sir Boverton Redwoods viscometer, oil sample after oil sample testing the viscosity of oil supplied by various manufacturers, never ever found one that differed from spec' complete waste of time.
We use it for testing bitumen emulsion used for surface dressing of roads.
We used to do all sorts' fuel oils, lub' oils cutting oils coolants, it seemed never ending. the only one really worth doing were the heavy fuel oils which varied quite a lot, none were ever rejected, if they didn't meet spec' the price was discounted. We did sulphur content, flash point, viscosity, ash and water content. We hated it when an fuel oil train was due in.
That was me, straight from school. British Steel Lab Rat, stuck it for 9 years then went off into engineering and services until nearly 40 years later they waved a pension statement and redundancy offer at me and I was out the door as quick as I could. Went off and did other things for a few years, then got a dog and packed it all in.As an apprentice lab rat in British Steel, I had the same tasks.
I quite enjoyed it - it was an integrated works and gave me an excuse to wander all over.
Haha jinx!Morris lubricants do a iso150 (lodexol 150) but i can't see anything less than 25L quantity
It may be worth dropping them an email and see what they suggest ??
It is I guess a fairly obscure industrial gear oil