Anyone know a stockist of SDS bit grease?
A web search gets loads of hits on drills which come with bit grease,
but nothing for just bit grease itself. I was using a general purpose
grease, but it perished the rubber nose of the SDS chuck so bits won't
slide in it anymore. Now I've got a new chuck, I would like to use the
right grease so it doesn't happen again.

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Andrew Gabriel

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Anyone know a stockist of SDS bit grease?
A web search gets loads of hits on drills which come with bit grease,
but nothing for just bit grease itself. I was using a general purpose
grease, but it perished the rubber nose of the SDS chuck so bits won't
slide in it anymore. Now I've got a new chuck, I would like to use the
right grease so it doesn't happen again.

CV joint grease - molybdenum disulphide loaded - is very good for this
and won't attack the rubber. Any motor factor will sell you a 500g pot
for £4-£5.

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Grunff

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Anyone know a stockist of SDS bit grease?
A web search gets loads of hits on drills which come with bit grease,
but nothing for just bit grease itself. I was using a general purpose
grease, but it perished the rubber nose of the SDS chuck so bits won't
slide in it anymore. Now I've got a new chuck, I would like to use the
right grease so it doesn't happen again.

--
Andrew Gabriel

I can't help you specifically, but on the many bikes I service I use
suspension grease, which is safe with rubber seals and I imagine much
cheaper than specialist SDS bit grease.

Sometimes when I feel like putting a bit on my Makita, I use Copper Ease -
don't ask why, but I've not had problems with that in over 3 years.

HTH

Alex

Grunff wrote:

CV joint grease - molybdenum disulphide loaded - is very good for this
and won't attack the rubber. Any motor factor will sell you a 500g pot
for £4-£5.

I got a tub of Moly grease at halfords for just this purpose. Seems to
have worked fine so far. Doubt I will ever get through the whole tub on
just SDS bits though ;-)


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Cheers,

John.

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Anyone know a stockist of SDS bit grease?

Dumb question alert :-}

I`ve got a cheap SDS here and it came with a small pot of grease -
nothing in the destructions to say what you`re supposed to use it on
though.

What have I missed, and what should I be doing with it ?

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Colin Wilson wrote:

I`ve got a cheap SDS here and it came with a small pot of grease -
nothing in the destructions to say what you`re supposed to use it on
though.

What have I missed, and what should I be doing with it ?

You could just wipe it all over the outside of the drill and the dab
some on your clothes followed by a few nice globs on whatever you are
working on or near - cut out the middle man so to speak ;-)

There should be a hole, cap, or orifice of some description on the drill
you can fill with the stuff. This seems to be a common feature of the
lower end of the SDS market.

The posher tools do not have quite such a lust for the stuff, and the
recomendation is that you put a small amount on the stem of the drill
bit before inserting it into the drill.

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John.

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What have I missed, and what should I be doing with it ?
There should be a hole, cap, or orifice of some description on the drill
you can fill with the stuff. This seems to be a common feature of the
lower end of the SDS market.

OK cheers i`ll have a looksie :-}

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Colin Wilson writes:
Anyone know a stockist of SDS bit grease?

Dumb question alert :-}

I`ve got a cheap SDS here and it came with a small pot of grease -
nothing in the destructions to say what you`re supposed to use it on
though.

What have I missed, and what should I be doing with it ?

The bit grease goes on the back of the SDS bit just as you
are about to insert it into the chuck. Reduces chuck wear.
Wipe it off the bit when you remove it, which helps prevent
build up of metal particles in the chuck.

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Andrew Gabriel