I've ran out of Wurth woodslide

[ColeyS1]

Evening all. I ran out of Wurth woodslide- for those who might not know this stuff is sprayed onto a machine bed and makes everything all nice and slippy (hammer) After searching and searching for the stuff i began to wonder what was in it (bottom of page 2)and a last ditched attempt settled for a bottle of turps joking that we'd chuck in a few banana skins to lube it up a little (homer)

Are there any chemist's here that can spot the difference with Wurth woodslide and this stuff from Wickes ? Looks very similar ...........

 

[Dodge]

I use Felder Gleit - bottle lasts for years!

 

[ColeyS1]

That felder stuff looks quite interesting dodge :wink: im still struggling to see the difference between the wurth stuff and just plain ol white spirit. The ingredients seem to be the same :???:

 

[mtr1]

Looks the same, have you tried it?

 

[ColeyS1]

Before i noticed it i filled the spray bottle with turps. If that's no good I'll try the white spirit. I showed my workmate and after he finished giggling said ' expensive wurth white spirit if it is the case' :grin: got a load of sashes to spindle Monday. I'll try the turps with the roller feed.....

 

[AndyT]

I'm not a chemist, so this is only a guess, but the COSSH sheets only show the hazardous components. So maybe the Wurth product uses white spirit as the solvent for some other, non-hazardous substance (PTFE?). The solvent evaporates, leaving the other stuff in an even film.

If you used plain white spirit, it would evaporate but leave nothing behind.

I think sometimes you have to accept that you need a specialist product which is not sold in a competitive consumer market place and just pay a fair price for it.

 

[Jacob]

Candlewax. Scribble it on every now and then. One candle lasts for many years.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Don't be silly, that's not expensive enough to work!

 

[Jacob]

Don't be silly, that's not expensive enough to work!

Yebbut ordinary candlewax is micro-bobulous. :shock: Non many people know this.

 

[maltrout512]

Problem you have when using candle wax is that if any is left on a surface that is going to be glued then the glue will not stick to the wax. Therefore a poor glue joint no.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I spent 10mins on my bandsaw table with 1/2 sheet sander and a piece of 40 grit - that probably made more difference than anything I could put on it.

 

[paulm]

40 grit Phil ?!!!

Cheers, Paul

 

[Jacob]

Problem you have when using candle wax is that if any is left on a surface that is going to be glued then the glue will not stick to the wax. Therefore a poor glue joint no.

The same would apply to all the other lubricating alternatives. In reality a micro-bobulously thin smear of candle wax on saws, machine beds etc. is very unlikely to interfere with anything you do. That's how come it has been used successfully for hundreds of years with nobody finding it problematic.
Our new-age techno woodworkers find hypothetical problems everywhere and nervously resort to dubious high-priced techno gunge with brand names. My favourite is Matthew's "honerite"which is basically WD40 lookalike but priced (£79 per litre) higher than a very good malt whiskey. :lol: :lol:

 

[Phil Pascoe]

40 grit Phil ?!!!

Cheers, Paul

Yes, it knocks the high spots off the milling marks quite quickly. A quick wipe with any wax polish - as much to get rid of the black before it marks anything as anything else, and away you go.
Assuming of course that it's a cast iron table.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Jacob - I'd have thought it difficult to pick up candle wax without seeing it, as well - unlike oil based sprays.

 

[Louise-Paisley]

Problem you have when using candle wax is that if any is left on a surface that is going to be glued then the glue will not stick to the wax. Therefore a poor glue joint no.

The same would apply to all the other lubricating alternatives. In reality a micro-bobulously thin smear of candle wax on saws, machine beds etc. is very unlikely to interfere with anything you do. That's how come it has been used successfully for hundreds of years with nobody finding it problematic.
Our new-age techno woodworkers find hypothetical problems everywhere and nervously resort to dubious high-priced techno gunge with brand names. My favourite is Matthew's "honerite"which is basically WD40 lookalike but priced (£79 per litre) higher than a very good malt whiskey. :lol: :lol:

I would sooner drink the honerite!

I have always used candle wax to lubricate saws etc, I was under the impression that was standard practice

 

[Jacob]

Jacob - I'd have thought it difficult to pick up candle wax without seeing it, as well - unlike oil based sprays.

Exactly. Anyway if you are worried about it you can use coloured wax. I'm thinking of marketing these:

The "Grimslube" candle £20 plus P&P ready to use out of the box :shock:

 

[RogerP]

...........which is basically WD40 lookalike but priced (£79 per litre) higher than a very good malt whiskey. :lol: :lol:

Are you saying whiskey is the best thing to use for sharpening etc.? Over the years I've been given several bottles, but as a non-drinker, I've been wondering what to do with them. I used up one lighting a bonfire.

 

[promhandicam]

ColeyS1 - I've got a some Woodslide which I don't use - I was given it when I bought my planer. You are welcome to it if you want to pay the p+p assuming a courier will handle it.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

..............that whisky, or wax?