Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Thomas Dunlap

I've used liquid Teflon, not spray, for this sort of application. Most often I find it at Home Depot. Graphite is messy...to me. A drop of PB Blaster sometimes.

What's wrong with oil?

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Works for trombone slides and trumpet valves

Re: What's wrong with oil?

Larry Edinger

I would use Fine Steel Wool First

wrong with oil!

Lee Schierer in McKean, PA

Trombones and Trumpet valves generally don't see much sawdust.....oil attracts sawdust.

I would rub the posts with a paraffin candle or apply some Johnson Paste wax. The wax should make it slide more easily and won't collect sawdust.

Lee

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

John K Jordan

I like to use a good quality liquid dry lube since dust won't stick to it.

JKJ

Thanks everyone

Bruce, a MN Galoot

Based on no consensus, I will give everything a shot starting with the wax. I fear something else might be the problem because I haven’t had this problem before.

Parafin Wax

Tony - Memphis

Or 'canning wax.' I keep a bar of that in a shop drawer. Like the old lady in the Pete's Hot Sauce adds - "I put that sh*t on everything!" ha! It is a real good and very slippery all purpose lube. Doesn't take much either. I use it on planes soles, lathe tool rests, router bases, any sliding parts, etc. Cheap and you can get it most any grocery or Target, etc.

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Pete in Holland MI

Guide rods sticky? Clean them with mineral spirits first.

Your cold shop limits many liquid type lubriciants.

Could try just some automotive wax. Wipe on. Let haze over. Wipe on.

I use a spray on graphite. Have to protect other areas from the overspray. Once the carrier flashes off, if the shafts & bearings are smooth & clean, it should slide really easy.

Another product I use on my tablesaw is Bostich Top-Coat. It sprays on, wipes off, creates a nice slippery surface that prevents mild rust and doesn't transfer to the wood. Been using it for 15 years.

Good luck !

Liquid Dry Lube?

Mike Farinella

Sounds like an oxymoron.

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Sgian Dubh

If they're particularly sticky and mucky, I simply clean the posts with some wire wool (or nylon abrasive) with a little white spirit, if it's to hand, and if not, WD40, then a couple of drops of 3 in 1 oil.

If there's no obvious gunge to clean, I usually just squirt a bit of WD40, then a bit of 3 in 1 oil on each post.

In either cases I plunge the router up and down a few times to ensure smooth operation, and use. Repeat cleaning and/or lubrication as necessary. Slainte.

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Don Stephan

Who'd have thought WD40 and 3-In-1 have made the it across the pond. Hope the Brexit rhubarb gets resolved soon.

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Sgian Dubh

WD40 and 3 in 1 have been here since before I was young, I think, Don.

As for Brexit, probably the less said about the better, except to maybe comment from a personal point of view, one possibly not shared by all the gung-ho Brexiteers here in the UK, that Brexit seems to be missing both an s and an h after Brex - and before the i and t at the end … Slainte.

Re: Liquid Dry Lube?

John K Jordan

>>>Sounds like an oxymoron.

It sure does. The liquid helps spread it evenly. I like it in a plastic squeeze bottle instead of an aeresol can.

Another of my favorite lubes is liquid grease. Zep 2000 in an aerosol can. Shake it up and it comes out a liquid which gets into crevasses easier, then it turns into a more conventional clear grease as the solvent evaporates. I buy it by the case for around the farm.

While I'm on a roll, TriFlow with fine teflon powder is great. I like the old style the clear plastic bottle better than what I can find today so when I shake it I can see if the teflon is well distributed.

JKJ

Re: Lubricant for plunge router guide posts

Kneale Brownson

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