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Offline skipskip

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old school lube
« on: January 05, 2025, 11:48:40 AM »
Picture of a box  from a pipe die dated about 1900

No synthetics here!!

jan064 by Skip Albright, on Flickr
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Re: old school lube
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2025, 11:33:12 PM »
In all the old machining guides, lard oil was the go to stuff. I have heard guys recommend bacon grease... might smell pretty good besides..
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Re: old school lube
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2025, 07:42:56 AM »
Thanks Joe

I thought bear fat on wagon wheels was a movie trope

maybe not
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: old school lube
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2025, 03:59:30 PM »
Quote from: skipskip on January 19, 2025, 07:42:56 AM
...bear fat on wagon wheels...
Probably easier to find bears than pigs as you migrated West.
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