1800: Recommend Modern oil for M41 gearbox, UK climate?

[142 Guy]

Originally Posted by simonvolvo

Those cans had many uses. Back in the days, I turned one of them into a guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXtNDQZdw0s

Can’t do that with a plastic one.

My oil can experience was all 1 qt round cans so I initially had some conceptual problems with an oil can guitar. I don't think 4 qt tins of oil were common or even available in North America. All the Castrol I purchased came in 1 qt tins - including Castrol R, the real castor oil. The 4 qt tin having a screw top would get around my primary objection to the 1 qt can.

Nice U tube of a can guitar with a genuine Castrol can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZf5F7IbbBU
With anything close to conventional string tensions / tuning I don't know how he stops the can from folding in half. Not having a sound hole helps; but, I am suspicious that there might be a little re enforcement added inside the guitar.