Fixed Base Router Lube

Steve,
Steve McLane that was with me at the St. Louis WW show suggested this BLASTER 50 TDL THE DRY LUBE and I have found many uses for it including the “gears” under my table saw, the gears I speak of is the mechanism that tilts the blade back and forth, a big dust attractant. This stuff does not collect sawdust, it dries to a white powder. It lubes most anything in the house and the shop. I found it at Menard’s and/or Rural King it’s made by the people that make the REALLY STINKY Blaster Penetrating oil BUT TDL HAS NO ODOR. It contains no Silicon and can be used on plastic. Oh yeah it comes in an aerosol can.
John

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Could be zinc or mgnesium stearate?

Bob

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Steve, I’d reccomend just using a high quality paste wax. Apply liberally and allow to dry. Use an old toothbrush to remove any wax on the surface and crevices. Finally, with a lint free rag polish the surface untill it is slick and smooth.
I have used this process for many years and as long as you remove all surface wax, it will not attract dust and is cleaner than any lube, wet or dry…

Hope this helps,

Tom

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I use paste wax or Top Cote on my router bodies.

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Steve, I know some people will think I am crazy on this one but I use a bar of soap on all our routers at the shop and here at home. Works great and nothing sticks to it.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Hi Steve, We at the printing company use spray silicone for things like that. It lasts a long time too.

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Armour-All works great!

Wow, lots of replies… I thank you all for that. I’ve got a little cleaning left to do on it then I’ll get it back together nice and lubed up. I appreciate everyone’s input…

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Be really careful with silicone and Armor-All in the wood shop.

Certain finishes, like lacquers and many water based products, will be destroyed by silicone.

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Dido to Cessnapilotbarry. We don’t allow any WD-40, silicone, or Armor-all in the shop for that same reason.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Hi Steve;

Woodcraft is carrying a product call slip-it. This works great for many sticky situations.

Plus, tested against soap. it doesn’t make your hands clean, so it looks like you haven’t been doing anything. LOL

Ditto with keeping anything with silicone out of the shop.

Lee

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This is a great thread. I had the exact problem with my Craftsman router. I foolishly used WD-40 after I had to take it apart to get it to turn again. It just created the problem of sawdust collecting and I had to do it all over again. I never found a good solution until now.Great advice guys. Also, thanks to CessnaPilotBarry and cabinetmaker for the tips. I never knew.

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I have used the TDL stuff in the shop before with good success but not in this application, but I would see no reason for it not to work.

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