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    Default Wood and steel screw lubrication

    Just a heads up for those using wooden and steel screws in vises, etc. I do not know how it would fare in machines, such as a tablesaw.

    I’ve been using Selley’s Ezy Glide for a while now. The active ingredient is PTFE (Teflon). It seems to do a good job of smoothing the passing of a screw. So far I used it on wooden screws in a leg vise and Moxon vise, and the steel screw of the end vise. It dries clear and does not get greasy or attract sawdust.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
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    This is very timely Derek. I’ve been lubricating my vices this weekend, and have always just used light machine oil. It works for a while, but is messy whilst waiting for a layer of sawdust to stop it spreading on contact with work pieces.

    I’ll add a can to my list of things to pick up when next at the hardware shop.

    Lance

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    There's also an identical WD-40 Specialist 150g Anti Friction Dry PTFE Lubricant option FWIW

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