While I have no hard data to prove anything, it seemed that when
we changed over to teflon loaded grease [the aqua colored stuff]
the slides seemed to move easier and stick slip was reduced.
This was on an old mill and several old lathes so may not mean
much but it is something that you can try for not much money.

Uncle George

On 19 Nov 2005 13:37:05 -0800, "KyMike"
wrote:


Bill Schwab wrote:
Hello all,

In searching for graphite grease for my power feed, I couldn't help
notice that lithium based grease is much more readily available. Is
that perhaps because it is better than graphite?


Bill



As you may know, you can make your own graphite grease by mixing dry
graphite with ordinary grease, if you have a local source for the
graphite. Another way is to add enough graphite to STP oil treatment
until it forms a stiff paste. In my opinion this works even better for
many uses, but in case of doubt I would follow the machine builder's
recommendation.

Mike