[TheForge] Gummy plastic coating for augers, etc.?

[Todd Rich]

Plastic dip coatings:

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/?searchAheadTerm=dip+coatings&searchAhead=true&hdrsrh=true&typahddsp=Dip+Coat+Coatings&navid=12104972

(Shorter url for one type)
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/37033263

You'll also need a dip coat pot, though you might be able to cobble one 
together for cheaper:
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/31734049

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014, Bruce . wrote:

> Today I had a need for a product I've seen but never used myself.  It seems
> to me that in years past I would get (wood) auger bits in which the cutting
> end (auger screw and cutting blades) had been dipped in some sort of
> plastic material -- that was soft and easily removable.  The idea,
> apparently, was to minimize damage before first use.
>
> Does anyone know what this material was or whether it's still available?
>
> Bruce
> NJ
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