the raising crank on my tablesaw is a pain in the but, but lowering is not as bad. can I put WD-40 on the crank to make it work better
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WD will make it worse...
it will collect the crud by the truck load...
use a dry lube like Tri-Flow with teflon...
super clean it 1st...
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so a no for silocon spray
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is it a dry lube???
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Bostick makes a good dry lube....
just read the can it should say....
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okay then
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WD-40 isn't silicone and it has cutting oil in it, which means that it's going to wear in ways you don't ever want. These come with grease on them, not oil. The film thickness needs to remain intact and oil won't do that.
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Andy,Wax is good, and inexpensive, too. You need to clean the old lubricant completely off first. Mineral spirits or naptha work well. I use a spray bottle of naptha for cleaning machines of grease/oil/crud, along with old toothbrushes, rags, etc.Paste wax applied with a toothbrush is very good. The solvent portion evaporates after the wax is on there, and the dry wax does not attract dirt like grease/oil will.Some places require a grease lube, like the crank handle bushings. Wax cannot get in there. But you want only wax on the worms and racks and on the trunnions. FWW did an article by Kelly Mehler some years ago that details how to clean and lube a tablesaw. Maybe you can buy it online from our hosts.Merry Christmas!Bill
I use wax to works great. I use bees wax. Dust doesnt stick to it
Edited 12/25/2007 6:34 pm by Sancho
I like DriCote, or TopCoat, for things like that. If I remember right, TopCoat is for tool surfaces, and DriCote is for blades and bits.
Imerc is right, WD will just gum up the works worse.
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Sometime when you are passing a bike shop stop in and buy a can of the bike chain lube, it is terrific, does't collect debris.
If you saw has gears, use a block of paraffin wax on them.
Chuck S.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Boeshield T.9 at your local bike store. follow directions on the bottle. About $8 for a 4oz bottle. It is basically a parrafin wax with a solvent that evaporates after you apply it. Won't collect dust and dirt.
Another vote for paste wax. I use good ol' Johnson's floor wax. It's good for the saw table, and anywhere else you want lube that dust won't stick to. Planer gears, C-clamp threads, drill press parts, fence slides, miter saw slides etc.... pretty much endless possibilities.
Scott.
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Try motorcycle chain lube. It doesn't attract dust.