There appears to be a lot of silicone products out there. I am looking to buy a can of light silicone spray to lubricate moving woodworking metal to metal or metal to plastic parts for easy movement. Can you recommend a product?
Light Silicone Spray
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Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck!
I avoid silicone of any kind in my shop. The reason being it mucks up finishes like lacquer or varnishes. Causes fisheye and orange peel. Even a little on a saw, drill press, planer or thicknesser is enough to contaminate the wood for some time to come.
Pete
Pete
RobinBHM
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Silicone spray is the work of the devil.
TheUnicorn
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i wonder if PTFE is any better on wood?
Inspector
Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck!
Thus far I have never hear of any problems with PTFE but I know Silicone is. Even some of the spray furniture polishes contain silicone and when it comes time to refinish is causes problems. I read yesterday of some casting epoxies not playing well with sandpaper that has the stearate on it. The no clogging sandpaper. The surface ends up with fisheye problems too.
Pete
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TheTiddles
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Metal to metal - oil, wax or grease
Metal to plastic - if you need a lubricant something is wrong
Aidan
Metal to plastic - if you need a lubricant something is wrong
Aidan
Thanks for the replies--great advice. Many thanks.
Use a drop of '3-In-1' or WD40? Wax is mentioned--what type of wax?--will wax coloured filler sticks work? Or on a wax product avoid the word silicone?
Use a drop of '3-In-1' or WD40? Wax is mentioned--what type of wax?--will wax coloured filler sticks work? Or on a wax product avoid the word silicone?
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TheTiddles
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Machinery wax is great, it’s pricey but good. Works nicely on clamp threads, the clamp bars to stop glue sticking to them etc... I don’t remember when I bought my tin, but it’s mostly full still after many years
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