Several years ago, I purchased a Ryobi 3-base router set. I use the D-handle most of the time, and have the fixed base installed in my router table. Unfortunately, arthritis in my hands is making it extremely difficult to remove the motor from the base assy. Does anyone know of a lubricant for plastic that can be used to make this task a little easier?
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I have similar issues with an older fixed base PC router that I use for job site work. The solution is cheap and easy: Paste Wax.
Thanks, I keep it as clean as possible, and was considering a silicone greast, but am a bit nervous about silicone around nice projects. I have a can of Briwax around here somewhere . . . .
I keep a can of cheap Minwax in the shop for "greasing" tools. It's about all that wax is good for...Regards.
It's about all that wax is good for...GEEEEE! I use Minwax Paste Finishing Wax all the time.. On everything..I have never had a problem with it? What am I missing?
I'm with you, I use wax on most of my projects after staining. Just didn't think of using it for lubricating tools.
Just expressing my opinion: That there are better products - much better products - than Minwax. And that includes their stains and coatings, too.Opinions are still allowed... right?
now you gotta say what that better product is. don't leave me hanging. which wax do you use and why?
dave
My gripe with Minwax products has nothing to do with the folks that use them. Plenty do, and they're happy with their results. That's great. I just don't like the products themselves.IF - and it's a big IF - I ever found myself in a position that required urethane (other than floors), I'd choose a brand with a higher solids content (higher than Minwax). If you're going to coat your hard work with plastic, it might as well be durable.I don't use Minwax stains. They don't "make wood beautiful", they obscure figure with inferior pigments. Why would anyone shell out their hard earned dollars for figured maple or quilted cherry only to lather it with a muddy stain?And I don't use Min"wax". For anything other than 'greasing' tools, that is. It tends to streak when rubbed out and it just doesn't last. My 'shop wax' is Briwax because it sets up so fast (it contains toluene, not mineral spirits). I have and use other brands/varieties. Among them: Goddard's, Liberon, natural beeswax, and carnauba wax flakes.End of Minwax rant.
Let me take a second here to light my blowtorch.........Ok....nice blue flame:
I agree that Minwax products are not the best choice for fine woodworking. There are better products in every category they make. For household tasks such as wood trim and stairs, (waxing your router), etc., they are good and reliable. You can learn it the hard way as I did, or just read these forums and learn before you leap.
WillGeorge, furniture wax (a la Minwax or Johnson's paste wax) are fine. It's the stuff with silicone in it that you need to be cautious of. Interferes with finishes.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)
last time I needed a reliable lube that wouldn't dry out, the best I found was powdered graphite... weird though it sounds its awesome stuff... use it sparingly though for obvious reasons..
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