Maxprop wrote:

Several of you suggested wax, so I might try some Maxima Products Chain
Wax, a product for lubing motorcycle chains--when I still had a motorcycle
with a
chain, and see if that doesn't do the job as well. At last a possible
use for that half-used can that's been collecting dust.

I'd be afraid to try that, personally, though I don't really know what it
is.

FWIW, I use Johnson's paste wax on my mini. I haven't reapplied it in a
month or so, and almost everything I turn is wringing wet green. My lathe
sits near a door that doesn't seal very well, and some rain occasionally
gets into the shop. It's not a friendly environment, but so far, no rust.

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