Posted: 1/4/2025 7:28:17 PM EDT
| My wife does knitting and crocheting and has a tool that helps her wind the yarn. It is all wood and has 2 parts that rub on each other, a lart thst spins and a locking collar it rides on. Over time it has developed a squeek. What can I use to lube the 2 parts that rub on each other? I figure some kind of patroleium jelly, vasoline, would warp the wood so maybe some form of wax? Any suggestions are appreciated. |
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I use some leftover butt ends from parafin wax candles on the soles of my wood planes. Just make a squiggly pattern on the sole, you don't need a lot. They screech a lot when the wax is gone. Old timers used mutton tallow on their wood bodied planes. But that may leave a residue. Bees wax may be too tacky. |
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Originally Posted By sbird: I use maiden oil on my wood tool Attached File |
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First 2 posts. Thats exactly the tub of wax I have. I also use it on the cast iron tops of my tools like table saw and drill press. It helps keep them from developing rust. 1 tub is just about a lifetime supply. It does have a bit of a smell to it. Probably account for a day or two for it to offgas after you applied it or else the wife will complain its stinking up everything. |
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Originally Posted By giantpune: First 2 posts. Thats exactly the tub of wax I have. I also use it on the cast iron tops of my tools like table saw and drill press. It helps keep them from developing rust. 1 tub is just about a lifetime supply. It does have a bit of a smell to it. Probably account for a day or two for it to offgas after you applied it or else the wife will complain its stinking up everything. I use it for the same tool protection but I will also wax and buff the metal on guns when they’re out of the stock. Prevent rust from a little moisture when out hunting. |
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Originally Posted By SteelonSteel: wax or maybe lanolin. Lanolin comes from wool so traces of it getting on wool yarn shouldn’t be a problem. Thank you for thinking of that, but the wax touching the lube should not be a problem. The collar with the screw coming out of it keeps the part that has the yarn on it in place and at the correct size for the yarn being wound. See the pic below. Attached File |
