Back in their day, our old machines used motor oils and sticky "way oil". Bushing type spindles, Hand scraped surfaces.
Really neat modern lubricants nowadays, with cool ingredients.
For simplicity, I've been using modern spray aerosols on the headstock bearings and ways for many years now, with no adverse effects. Like Slick 50, motorcycle chain lubes, ...etc. And, lubricate before any task.
Anybody want to share thoughts, cautions, recommendations, on vintage machine lubricants?
Favorite cutting oils?
I use Tap-Magic, Brownell's Do-Drill, Mistic Metal Mover, WD-40 (aluminum).
Really neat modern lubricants nowadays, with cool ingredients.
For simplicity, I've been using modern spray aerosols on the headstock bearings and ways for many years now, with no adverse effects. Like Slick 50, motorcycle chain lubes, ...etc. And, lubricate before any task.
Anybody want to share thoughts, cautions, recommendations, on vintage machine lubricants?
Favorite cutting oils?
I use Tap-Magic, Brownell's Do-Drill, Mistic Metal Mover, WD-40 (aluminum).
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