Re: Mineral oil in australia??

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>

Hi,

Try a vetrinary supply store.  When my mothers horse collicked bad, the vet
had USP mineral oil by the gallon for use as a laxitive.  I have no idea of
what the price would be, but it should be pure.  I would be afraid to use
transmission fluid as it can be highly flammable.

David E Weiss


 > Original poster: "Sheik by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<seb-at-ihug-dot-com.au>
 >
 > Hello, I have had lots of trouble finding mineral oil in australia =
 > (brisbane). The best i could do was 20L of transformer oil for $80AU =
 > from Shell oils, however this is way too pricey for my budget. Only form =
 > of mineral oil I can find is baby oil, which has aloe vera, scents, and =
 > other water-laden stuff in it. Plus a 250ml bottle is like $4Au. Any =
 > idea if i can use car transmission oil or something else? Or where I =
 > might find mineral oil in decent quantaties?
 >
 >
 >