Thread: Lubricating lathe?

Originally Posted by GSRocket

I lubricated the slides on the patternmakers lathe with oil.... that proved to be a mistake....
wood shavings glued to everything and the slides would stick.
I switched to graphite powder which works very well.....except for black smudges on everything.
So what do they use or what did they use in the good old days?
I'm thinking of using smearing lanolin grease on the slides.

Clean with Kero or similar. Rub with steel wool and spray with Selleys Ezy Glide. Then apply air brakes to Tailstock.
Cheers
Edwards