I took this beast apart and cleaned up all the gunk, and resins.
I was thinking of melting candle wax to use as lube, but am curious
what others are using for lube on their half nuts. This is not a half
nut, more like a 1/8 nut, it only turns one rotation. Quite interesting.
I will mount on another bench to see if I like it.
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Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
I'm not easy, but I can be tricked.
Do you find the dissolved paraffin does a better job that using a good
grade of car wax on you saw?
What about the old Johnson's amber paste wax????
On the threads of my vises and the 3/4" or so round bars they slide on, I
used some Lubriplate grease that originally came with our ultracentrifuges
and was "leftover"
Never tried car wax. I have used Johnson's paste wax. I have this
stuff in a pressure spray can (from Harbor Fright) and it is very
convenient. If the surface is stained I spray then scrub with a green
pad, wipe off with a paper towel then re-spray lightly. I like it
because it is cheap, easy to use and I can make it myself. And it is a
snap to apply to a vise screw or lathe tailstock screw. It doesn't
collect dust like oil or grease.
Boe-lube or Boe-Sheild from Boeing is perhaps the BEST - but "best"
doesn't come cheap.
On 7/11/2011 4:30 PM, Gerald Ross wrote:
On 7/11/2011 4:30 PM, Gerald Ross wrote:
Johnson's Wax is great stuff. Hmm, I wonder how my NuFinish car
polymer would work on my saw, though. Sounds promising:
http://www.primeautomotive.com/msds/nu_finish_wax_msds.pdf
Ceramic microspheres sound interesting, oui?
--
Win first, Fight later.
--martial principle of the Samurai
Lubriplate? That brings back old memories. Isn't that a fairly thick,
white lithium grease in a tub? We used it at Security Chevrolet in
1973 for hinges and door locks. When I wrenched later at a Ford
dealership, we had a spray lithium grease that was just wonderful. I
still buy it at AutoZone. It sprays in as a liquid, then hardens and
stays in place.
I got a little squeeze tube, from the leftovers ...
For my cast iron tops and adjusting screws inside my TS I use TopCote.
Lubriplate is a relatively thin highly refined grease compared to wheel
bearing grease, IMHO it is more like the lube in a grease gun. The
white spray grease that dries to a dried wax like consistency was
typically white lithium grease, similar to Lubriplate but dried
thicker/harder.
Boeshield is a no-brainer. You can use it for everything. Saw tops and
anything else. There is absolutely zero dust or grit collection.
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-MIKE-
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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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Dido, only way to go. I also use it on my pipe clamps, and on all my
metal C clamp screws. I have 2 quick release wood vices and metal vice,
use it on them as well.
--
Jack
You can't Tax your way into Prosperity!
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I think TopCoat and Boeshield T-9 are pretty much interchangeable.
Dido? The former queen of carthage? The British singer? The Soccer player?
The asteroid? The locomotive?
Or did you mean ditto, as in ditto-head?
scott
Sorry, was letting my fingers do the walking...
--
Jack
If Guns Kill then Pencils Miss Spel Words!
http://jbstein.com
> I think TopCoat and Boeshield T-9 are pretty much interchangeable.
I never used Boeshield but TopCote doesn't get sticky, ever. You spray
it on and it dries in seconds, then you can wipe it off or not. I wipe
it off my big iron, but on vice screws, pipe clamp screws and so on I
just spray it on, no wiping.
Long ago, when I first set up my shop in a wet basement, fighting rust
was a constant battle. I tried everything, including dissolving wax in
lacquer thinner and painting it on my big iron. I good friend of mine
worked for 3M and he said he saw some stuff at the 3M company store in
Minnesota that might work. He brought me back several cans and it was
like a miracle. Couldn't believe everyone didn't use it. I never found
it on sale anywhere. I even contacted someone at 3M and he never heard
of it., and eventually, when I ran out, I found TopCote. The cans
looked strikingly similar however, and I suspect they are pretty much
the same stuff. Here's some photo's of the two:
http://jbstein.com/Flick/Lube1.jpg
http://jbstein.com/Flick/Lube2.jpg
I think the 3M stuff *may* have been better at preventing rust, but not
sure. The stuff had a warning not to smoke when using, and it usually
gave me a headache after use. Topcote doesn't. I, and Leon recommend
it, so give it a try. Wood slides on my iron like leather shoes on wet
ice. I consider it a safety issue, more important than blade guards and
other hand wringing stuff.
--
Jack
Ninety-nine percent of all lawyers give the rest a bad name!
http://jbstein.com
I could write that paragraph about Boeshield. Someone in another thread
said it got sticky on them. I'm not going to argue with his experience
other than to say I suspect there were other variables involved.
I've tried to replicate the results and can't.
Either way, they are both great products. I have no horse in the race. :-)
Just put Boeshield on thick and let it sit for a month.
Normally I spray it on stuff and wipe it off. One day I was cleaning
some tools that had gotten rained on, had just sprayed them and
something came up. I forgot about them for a while and came back a
month or so later and found that they were unexpectedly sticky.
Resprayed and wiped down and they were fine.
Since then I've noticed this happens consistently with heavy coats that
don't get wiped off.
Incidentally, when I get a new tool I generally Boeshield it first
thing. One time I dropped a Harbor Fright ratchet while I was working
on the lawn mower and then couldn't find it. A year and a half later I
was digging in a flower bed and there it was, looking like new and
working fine. And I'm pretty sure that it wasn't the quality of Harbor
Fright's workmanship that kept it that way.
I guess I just would never spray it on thick.
It's not how I see the product is to be used.
If I need a thicker coat of a lubricant, I'm just not reaching for
Boeshield, partly because of its price, but mostly because I see it as
an "invisible lube," not a grease. :-)
> Incidentally, when I get a new tool I generally Boeshield it first
> thing. One time I dropped a Harbor Fright ratchet while I was working
> on the lawn mower and then couldn't find it. A year and a half later I
> was digging in a flower bed and there it was, looking like new and
> working fine. And I'm pretty sure that it wasn't the quality of Harbor
> Fright's workmanship that kept it that way.
>
Now that is a great practice. Mental note taken. Thanks.
As I posted to the other threads, I replicated your results.
It definitely leaves a waxy feel behind... duh, it's wax. :-)