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9th June 2004, 09:54 AM #1
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Worm drive lubrication for table saw
Last night I cut a number of parafin wax candles on my tablesaw. I noticed that the rise and fall mechanism seemed to work more smoothly afterward. On inspection I found a considerable deposit of "candle dust" was deposited on the thread of the worm drive and some of the teeth for raising the arbor and tilting the trunion. I applied some more of the "dust" around the mechanism and worked it in by running the blade up and down and tilting it through its range of movement. It now feels like its running on ball bearings in comparison to before! The nice thing about this lubrication is that it is dry and shouldn't attract sawdust deposits to the mechanism as grease often does.
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9th June 2004, 09:21 PM #2
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Nice one - might have to try that. My saw currently feels like the whole lot's full of brickies sand or something
One question though - what on earth were you doing cutting candles with a tablesaw :confused:The Australian Woodworkers Database - over 3,500 Aussie Woods listed: http://www.aussiewoods.info/
My Site: http://www.aussiewoods.info/darryl/
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9th June 2004, 09:41 PM #3
If you promise not to laugh....I use a really flash bike chain lube called "White Lightning"... a "self cleaning wax lubricant".
Among other things on bikes, it is the "industries only self cleaning lubricant. If used properly you may never have to clean your chain again"
It is some sort of wax suspended in a solvent....works a treat on the bike and on the machines! At $18.00 for 120 ml of which most is solvent, it'd want to, but it lasts a long, long time.
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P
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9th June 2004, 09:42 PM #4
Cool!! And I also want to known why you were cutting candles on the TS
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9th June 2004, 09:54 PM #5
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Wait until summer - the wax will soften in the heat then every-#^%-thing will stick to it.
If you can get to a candle making supplier, ask for 'Steartin Wax' or 'Stearic Acid' - its the hardener for parrafin candles and can be used by itself & won't soften in the summer heat. It should be just about as good a lube as parrafin too.
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9th June 2004, 09:57 PM #6
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[QUOTE=
One question though - what on earth were you doing cutting candles with a tablesaw :confused:[/QUOTE]
Trying to fit 3" diam candles into 2 5/8" candle holder for SWMBO!Last edited by rev; 9th June 2004 at 10:12 PM.
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9th June 2004, 10:11 PM #7
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Originally Posted by bsrlee
BTW, to do the job I simply set the mitre guage square to the blade and fixed it so that the apex of the saw blade lined up with the centreline of the candle. Then set the sawfence to the depth od the ferrule into which the candle needed to fit; then routed the wax away by pushing the candle along the miter gauge until it reached the fence; rotated candle and repeated until I got a nice rebate all the way around.
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9th June 2004, 10:47 PM #8
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9th June 2004, 10:56 PM #9Re 'White lightning'...It is an excellent lubricant for bike chains & is water repellant, but does it contain silicon? I can't remember for sure, but something rings a bell...
Cheers,
P
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11th June 2004, 08:23 AM #10
Theres also motorcycle chain lubricant which sticks to the chain and doesn't fly off at speed.
About $12 for a 500ml can (aerosol)
Assuming this is not the same as Bitingmidge attractor.
Still having problems comprehending candles on a TS :confused:Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.