Fine Flake Graphite

[NazNomad]

Just occurred to me... The old pump organ I dismantled recently, all the little push-rods and moving wooden parts were black with graphite. It gets everywhere.

 

[DigitalM]

Just occurred to me... The old pump organ I dismantled recently, all the little push-rods and moving wooden parts were black with graphite. It gets everywhere.

I suppose it's almost like an electroplated slippery coating. It doesn't run off like a liquid would eventually.

 

[bridger]

It makes a non sawdust attracting lube for things like table saw trunnions. Mix it with carnauba wax and turpentine to a brushable consistency and store in a glass jar with a small brush to apply it with.

 

[swb58]

I can see sales of graphite powder increase now as all the woodworkers buy a bit to put on their vice threads and bars.

 

[essexalan]

Use stuff called Dri Slide for tuning air rifles contains Molybdenum and Graphite. Plain pencil rubbed over fishing rod spigots prevents them sticking without attracting dirt. I have heard of it being mixed with mineral oil and used as a strop paste in fact Dovo sell a black stropping paste for razors. No idea if it works or not.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

We used to break up pencil leads to put in ball bearing races when we were kids.

 

[ED65]

Maybe liquid paraffin was the other ingredient?

That or Vaseline are likely possibilities, if it was a very old container it might have been an oil of natural origin like neatsfoot.

 

[AndyT]

We used to break up pencil leads to put in ball bearing races when we were kids.

You knew how to make your own entertainment!!

I hope you won the races...

 

[dp341]

Tiny bit in the slots on a guitar nut can help with tuning issues when using the tremolo


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[bridger]

The leads of pencils are not something I'd use as lubricant. They contain Clay as a binder for the graphite.