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[Joe Joseph]

Since the Super Alce (and maybe other models) use felt seals I thought I would forward this. I have run my seals without soaking the seal in melted tallow and they seem to hold up fine. Not sure where I can even get tallow?

Joe

[Alan Comfort]

You can get tallow on Amazon. Better yet, make some beef stew with a cut that has lots of fat.  Put the broth in the refrigerator and lift the solid whitish film that forms on the surface.

Alan in Roberts Creek

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Walmart.com.  14 ounce jar for $7.97.  Make french fries with what's left over.  All best,

Tallow is rendered beef fat. Lard is rendered pork fat. Since Lauren is available at any big grocery store, and you may already have some, so it should do rather than buying tallow that you may never use again

In addition, Crisco is vegetable fat that is probably also usable.

Beef Tallow should be able to get from any butcher shop.

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[Joe Joseph]

This is from a search for modern available-in-your-workshop equivalents of tallow. However, I was always wary of greasing/lubing axles and seals because I felt that the oil would trap road dust which would turn into a fine grinding paste....

The direct modern, industrial equivalent of beef tallow for lubrication in machining and automotive workshops is animal-based lard oil, or more commonly today, vegetable-based, high-oleic cutting oils. These are often sold under brand names like Tap Magic, Anchorlube, or Boelube. 

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Here are the specific, readily available alternatives found in modern workshops, categorized by their use:

1. High-Performance Cutting/Tapping Fluids (Direct Replacements)

• Tap Magic (especially "Extra Thick" or similar): Frequently used for tapping and threading, providing high-pressure lubrication similar to traditional lard/tallow.
• Anchorlube: Often described as looking like "slime" or paste, this is widely used as a direct, high-viscosity replacement for animal fat in difficult drilling and tapping operations.
• Boelube: A synthetic lubricant that acts similarly to wax/fat, often used in machining, drilling, and tapping.
• Mineral Oil with Sulfur: Known as dark cutting oil, this offers the high-pressure lubricity needed for steel. 
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2. General-Purpose Workshop Lubricants

• Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF): Often used by machinists as a substitute for cutting oil, especially for non-ferrous metals like aluminum.
• Way Oil (ISO 68): Highly viscous lubricant for machine tools, sometimes used as a substitute for thick cutting compounds. 
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3. Alternative/"Old-School" Replacements

• Crisco (Vegetable Shortening): Because modern shortening shares a similar consistency and hydrogenated composition to traditional fats, it is frequently used by machinists in a pinch for tapping or drilling stainless steel.
• Beeswax/Candle Wax: Used for light cutting, drilling, or sawing to reduce friction. 
  

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