Let's talk about wax...

I use paraffin on my plane soles, but they are all metal planes. I do a keep margarine tub of beeswax (a toilet ring bought just for this) to lube my wood screws.

-- I long for the days when Coke was a cola, and a joint was a bad place to be (Merle Haggard)

I’ve used paraffin wax on drawer slides numerous times.
Seems to me that Beeswax would be too soft and not stand up to the pressures involved with drawers sliding in and out. I think of Beeswax as a type of finish or to be mixed with other products : ) JMHO.
I use paste wax on my metal surfaces for rust protection and to make the wood glide easier over them.
And I use bikini wax for…oh , nevermind…LOL Happy New Year : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I used some Minwax paste wax on the underside of my table saw sled. After trying it raw, it was like night and day. Very smooth and easy to use.

I haven’t heard any glowing recommendation about much of anything Minwax does, and this was the cheapest wax I found on the shelf when I bought it. But hey, I’m poor. Any idea on whether this would be passable for using on the soles of metal planes, or should I get better stuff?

-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.

The wax serves as a lubricant and wears off , Brian , so I personally wouldn’t spend a lot of money on anything “better” for that purpose. JMHO : )
I use Butchers Wax on my jointers and tablesaw and bandsaw and planer beds , so I don’t consider the plane sole to be any different.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I keep an old can of turtle wax in the shop for metal planes and cast iron work surfaces, otherwise I have a chunk of bee’s wax for wooden objects. For things that are screw based like the screws on the planer that raise and lower or inside the tablesaw I have a bottle of white lightening chain wax from the bike shop. Goes on easy and is designed to get in the tight spaces of a chain so it works well on threads, dries in a few minutes.

-- --Rev. Russ in NY-- A posse ad esse