Bandsaw Lubricant

10/28/19, 7:03 PM #1

Garthinsandiego
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Bandsaw Lubricant

Garthinsandiego

A couple of people have asked about bandsaw lubricant in another thread. Starting new thread rather than hijacking that one.

What I think others have referenced is sold as stick lubricant, not specifically limited to bandsaw use. It is a mixture of waxes, primarily paraffin contained in a cylindrical cartridge similar to automotive grease. I purchased mine from MSC.

The primary advantage is that it is tacky and therefore sticks to blades or abrasives better than plain paraffin or an old candle (colored and perfumed paraffin. ) It is convenient to use (just push the end of the stick into the blade) doesn't crumble, and lasts a long time.

Re: Bandsaw Lubricant

10/28/19, 9:13 PM #2

David Yoho
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I know there are those that keep a toilet wax ring handy for lubricating screws. I just poke my screws into a can of Johnson's Paste Wax and drive them home. I also predrill hinge holes with a Vix bit and sometimes run a steel screw in before installing the brass screws. Don't need to lubricate them doing it that way.

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

Re: Bandsaw Lubricant

10/28/19, 10:37 PM #3

Garthinsandiego
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Do that too! The bowl wax is also handy to stick a screw to the screwdriver blade when your fingers can't easily support the screw. Hold nuts in wrench or socket, etc., etc.

Re: Bandsaw Lubricant

10/30/19, 12:32 PM #4

Bill Tindall, E.TN.
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Screw/Bandsaw Lubricant

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

the end of one of these sticks is shown in the PIC I posted on hinge installation. What may not be appreciated is how conveniently this stuff transfers from stick to screw thread. It is just the right viscosity and sticky. I tired all they other stuff. When I was given a few inches of this stuff it became all I use.

To clarify, it is used for metal cutting band saw blades.

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