I do use tri flow at times but that's it. To be honest I have about 15 differant chemicals that I use at any one point depending on need and how I feel. I have several favorites but still, mostly just how I feel that day.
george
On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 02:39:06 PM PDT, Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...> wrote:
I have some cans of bike chain lube. ? These are old ones I don¡¯t like to use on my bike but they have other uses. ?The formulations vary wildly. ?Some are wax-based some are oil with a solvent mixed on some have teflon or graphite. ??
A wax-based lube that has solvent mixed with it works well on tools. ?Just like on a chain, it can flow into the inside and then the solvent flashes off and there is a thin wax coating that does not attract dirt and is mostly water resistant.
The kind I like on my bike is very thin and does not last long, they say ¡°reapply every 200 miles¡±. Just this morning I cleaned an applied this stuff to a bunch of mini-pliers on the electronics workbench.
If you see some for sale try it.MUCH better then WD40 and about as easy to apply from a spray can.
On Mar 28, 2024, at 12:54?PM, gcvisalia@... wrote:
Yea, it still has its uses. Taking off labels and such, using as a lube? while sanding things and lube for cutting aluminum. Even then I'm suspect if it. Didnt seem to work as I was expecting. Organizing my shop or rather uncluttering the clutter and when I can, I may do a test on aluminum and other cutting fluids. The wd40 seemed to need more constant use to get a proper hole I was drilling. Maybe just me but there was a noticeable differance.
george
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 10:16:55 PM PDT, Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
WD40 is kerosene (or some other light mineral oil) with a bit of the magic sauce that¡¯s left behind when the kero flashes off.? It doesn¡¯t bond very well and so flakes off easily, hence the rust. ?
It works better than nothing. ?
Tony ?
(¡and that¡¯s why WD40 makes a good lubricant for cutting aluminium ¨C you¡¯re just spraying kerosene onto it.) ?
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Wd40 ? Really ? To me it seems to accelerate rust. I have other chems that have been good but since using way oil, I have not gone back to them except for very short term protection. On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 03:28:17 PM PDT, Miket_NYC <mctaglieri@...> wrote: WD-40 is a sticky wax in a light petroleum carrier. When it dries, the carrier evaporates leaving the waxy coat on the surface. So it shouldn't be necessary to keep reapplying it. Mike Taglieri? On Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 11:28 PM Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote: Regarding the comment, "You just need to refresh the WD-40 before it evaporates.". That would very strongly suggest to me NOT to use something that evaporates for bare metal protection long term, or even short term. Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 08:21:07 PM PDT, mike allen <animal@...> wrote: ??? There was a time that if we needed to use either on a diesel we would grab a can of WD instead of the quick start . We had a mechanic tell up it was better for the engine than the quick start . Now a days I seriously doubt ya could even get a diesel to pop on WD . animal Never been a fan of wd40. Though in the 70s I would spray our entire dirt bikes with it. Helped get the bikes clean later due to the hawaiian red clay dirt. But it also caused me to constantly check all the bolts as they would prematurely come loose. But other than that, not much use for it. Well, now for cutting aluminum. On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 06:49:56 PM PDT, Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...> wrote: You just need to refresh the WD-40 before it evaporates. ?
chrisser 1:16pm? ?
Realistically, it's outside. Essentially a barn with garage doors and a concrete floor
They do make a protective coating.
You use long term storage or over sea shipping works great?
But take to remove before the lathe can be used.?
The #4 waylube will last for 2 or 3 months in summer and winter upto 6 months before recovering.??
The upside to waylube is lathe ready to used.
Dave? ?
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