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Default What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid

On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:01:41 -0500, Ed Huntress
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On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340



Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws,
wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people.


Ed, how do you apply the wax lubricant? I tried holding it on the
side of the blade prior to cutting, but I can't say I saw it do too
much. It just seemed to turn to powder.

RWL