On 16 Jan 2005 17:32:28 -0800, "hylourgos" wrote:

Saw some of the earlier posts and thought of yet another possible lube
for the gears of TSs. The best one I saw in that thread was paste wax
with dry graphite mixed in.

I ran across a lubricant for pulling electrical wires, called,
surprisingly, "Wire-pulling Lubricant". There are various types, the
one I got is wax based. I guess you could still add some dry graphite
if you wanted.

Anyone have experience with this lube or think it might work well? It's
cheap (about $6 per quart), and seems ideal for the application.

Boy, I could've used some of the wire-pulling lubricant last week. I
had to hand pull a 200ft. electrical run through what felt like a
kinked conduit. Near the end I could just barely make a foot at a
time, pulling with all of my might. Sparky was using dish soap at the
other end. I think that guy needs the right tool for the job -
because I ain't it.

JP