Any reason NOT to use mineral oil as a lubricant on oilstones?

[Ericfg]

I notice my bottle of Norton sharpening stone oil says "highly refined mineral oil".
Or if YES what other common product is better? WD? Other?
I'm talking about for use on entry level synthetic stones used on sharpening systems more specifically.

 

[coxhaus]

I always liked ATF oil for my sharpening stones. The mineral oil I have from Walmart that I use on my cutting boards seems too thick to me. I see no reason not to use Norton sharpening oil.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

Just use laxative grade mineral oil. You'll notice it is thicker than true honing oil but it works fine and is much cheaper and can be found in the grocery store. I reserve honing oil for my finest stones.

Remember, you don't need the stone dripping wet.

 

[Legion74]

I use mineral oil, called liquid paraffin here, and it works fine. It's odourless, non toxic, inexpensive.

Baby oil is basically the same stuff with a flowery scent added.

 

[coxhaus]

I think you want to clean your oil stones with hot soapy water to get all the crud off after you finish sharpening. A green scrubby works. This lets the stone cut well again.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

I think you want to clean your oil stones with hot soapy water to get all the crud off after you finish sharpening. A green scrubby works. This lets the stone cut well again.

Yep. I like to rub in some oil to help lift the swarf, wipe them off and then wash them in hot soapy water. I use a toothbrush on them every so often.

 

[Benuser]

I prefer to avoid oil — even with traditional oil stones — because of the mess in the neighbourhood of waterstones, greasy hands and towels.

 

[Desert Rat]

I buy my mineral oil from the equine section of my local feed store, it's currently about $18 a gallon. It's what I use for knives, tools and cutting boards.The only time I use a thinner oil on my stones is for razors.

 

[Dominick Maone]

Wata es betta. Gaydorade. Wata es betta. Gaydorade.

 

[cotedupy]

I notice my bottle of Norton sharpening stone oil says "highly refined mineral oil".
Or if YES what other common product is better? WD? Other?
I'm talking about for use on entry level synthetic stones used on sharpening systems more specifically.

No reason not to, nope. 'Mineral oil' is just a generic (American) term for neutral petroleum distillate oils. Basically any oil you can buy that isn't plant derived is mineral oil. (Including WD40, it just has some thinning stuff in there too).

There are though reasons why you probably shouldn't use plant based oils. You can, but mineral oils are better.