[TheForge] bandsaw lub

[Mike Linn]

I've been using plain bees wax or lately WD-40 in a squirt bottle. I got a 
gallon can of liquid WD-40 and picked up a cheap spritzer bottle from the 
Dollar Store. This seeps to work well also.

Will...  what does the parafin give you that the bees wax doesnt?

mike

At 03:29 PM 11/3/2004, you wrote:
>I've had a jet bandsaw and an Enco vertical bandsaw for many years and 
>have lost count of the tons of material these two saws have cut.  Coolant 
>systems are OK but a mess to work with afterwards.  I have used a "dry" 
>lub for most of the time that I have had these saws.  One part bees wax 
>and one part paraffin, melt and pour into cardboard toilet paper 
>centers.  Run stick against blade every few cuts (or when you 
>remember).  Works great, extends life of blades and low mess.
>
>Will


            Mike Linn
      Artist Blacksmith
          McCalla, AL
        AFC Webmaster
http://afc.abana-chapter.com

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