Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
I'm still using my paraffin based liquid lube that costs pennies per ounce to make. 1 part paraffin with 20-30% gear lube and 4-6 parts naphtha or camp stove fuel. I relube every week or around 150 miles and take the chain off for cleaning and exchange for a different one in my rotation about every 600.
naphta is a poor choice for a volatile solvent.
you could either use xylene (which will still take sooo long to evaporate completely) or just the hot bath method. having a jar (with lid) in a pot full of slowly boiling water. you only need to have the jar a bit suspended, an inch above the pot's bottom (not touching) and then you don't need much water in the pot (heat transfer through condensation). the pot should have a lid as well, to not lose too much vapor (energy waste and humidity). have intense heat for the first minute and then the minimum heat on that pot.