What would you use to lubricate drawer slides
 

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

What would you use to lubricate drawer slides
 

Ignoramus32343 wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i


It depends, grease is messy but effective. Dry silicon spray will work
well on wood slides and also work on metal. I use the dry silicon on my
wood tool box draws.

John

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On 2010-10-02, john wrote:
Ignoramus32343 wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i


It depends, grease is messy but effective. Dry silicon spray will work
well on wood slides and also work on metal. I use the dry silicon on my
wood tool box draws.

I used bar and chain oil on one slide, seems to work decently.

i

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Ignoramus32343 wrote in
:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i


White lithium grease, the spray can variety maybe?

What would you use to lubricate drawer slides
 

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I'd avoid grease. It's messy, and it will hold dust and grit. I'd go
with silicone spray or teflon spray -- or thin strips of teflon, nylon
or delrin if you can find such material.

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On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I tend to grab my can of paste floor wax.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

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On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
=========
If these are wood slides, old time solution is to rub with a
candle stub or a bar of [real] soap such as brown laundry or
ivory. Grease will attract dirt/grit and is messy. You
will have to clean and reapply grease or oil fairly
frequently. Much less frequently with candle wax or soap.


-- Unka George (George McDuffee)
...............................
The past is a foreign country;
they do things differently there.
L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author.
The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).

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"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Bar soap or canning wax.

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Ignoramus32343 wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

beeswax
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

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On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.

For rollered slides, I'd go with spray white lithium. The little tube
will get the liquified grease into the axle and then it will solidify.
I used it at the Ford dealership for window regulator rollers, window
channels, hood latches, door/hood/trunk hinges and haven't been
without a can at hand for the past 30 years. Good schtuff, Maynard.

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:49:27 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

On 2010-10-02, john wrote:
Ignoramus32343 wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i


It depends, grease is messy but effective. Dry silicon spray will work
well on wood slides and also work on metal. I use the dry silicon on my
wood tool box draws.

I used bar and chain oil on one slide, seems to work decently.

Well, after finally seeing the word "friction" there, I'd recommend
moly wheel bearing grease for metal-on-metal slides. I use it on my
tool box drawers. (cheap, 40 y/o Crapsman box)

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:50:53 -0400, Gerald Miller
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I tend to grab my can of paste floor wax.

I noticed thatmy mailbox door is starting to catch again. It's time
for the Johnson's Floor Wax application. I do it twice a year in five
minutes total time. (wax it when I get my mail, wipe it when I pick up
the paper later that day.) It's great on door thresholds, too.

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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In article ,
says...

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I tend to grab my can of paste floor wax.

Bowling alley wax works suprisingly well as a lubricant. A while back I
got a band saw, and found that the tension knob was almost unmovable
when the tension was high enough to make a 1/2" blade happy. Looked for
something to lube it with that wouldn't hold sawdust, and tried the
bowling-alley wax. So far that one coat has had it happy for over a
year.

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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:19:52 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:


"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
m...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

Bar soap or canning wax.

Bar soap is hydrophilic, wax hydrophobic.
Choose well, grasshoppa.

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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On Oct 1, 10:25*pm, Ignoramus32343 ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32343.invalid wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

If it is wood on wood, the best solution is UHMW tape. The problem is
in finding it at a reasonable cost. UHMW sheet is less expensive but
more work.

Dan

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On 2010-10-02, Don Foreman wrote:
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I'd avoid grease. It's messy, and it will hold dust and grit. I'd go
with silicone spray or teflon spray -- or thin strips of teflon, nylon
or delrin if you can find such material.

Don, yes, I will get some teflon spray, seems to be the cleanest
option.

i

What would you use to lubricate drawer slides
 

On 2010-10-02, wrote:
On Oct 1, 10:25?pm, Ignoramus32343 ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32343.invalid wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

If it is wood on wood, the best solution is UHMW tape. The problem is
in finding it at a reasonable cost. UHMW sheet is less expensive but
more work.


These are friction metal slides.

i

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"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Strips of scrap Formica glued to the bottom of the drawers have worked well
for us. Almost as good as the Delrin, etc., and cheaper.

John

What would you use to lubricate drawer slides
 

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

KANO Lubricone, (dry silicone lubricant and release agent) from the
makers of Kroil, sure works for me. (just a satisfied user :) )

As a side note, KANO Labs has quite a number of answers to lubrication
problems and questions. (again, just a _very_ satisfied user)

Bob
rgentry at oz dot net

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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 01:19:52 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:


"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
om...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

Bar soap or canning wax.

Bar soap is hydrophilic, wax hydrophobic.
Choose well, grasshoppa.


I never could tell the difference, no wonder a bar of soap lasts for
years...and my jam tastes funny.

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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution! Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.

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Buerste wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution! Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.


He started paying for it? ;-)


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Buerste wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution! Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from
that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.


He started paying for it? ;-)



Well, he does get a deal...it's only been used...once.

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Buerste wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m...

Buerste wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution! Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from
that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.


He started paying for it? ;-)



Well, he does get a deal...it's only been used...once.


Some people! ;-)


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

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"Wes" wrote in message
...
Ignoramus32343 wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

beeswax

Larry says he uses earwax!

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On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:10:59 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

SNIP

Don, yes, I will get some teflon spray, seems to be the cleanest
option.

i
WHHATTTT????? You didn't get a couple of WD-40 freebies at IMTS??

Brian

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On 2010-10-02, Brian Lawson wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:10:59 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

SNIP

Don, yes, I will get some teflon spray, seems to be the cleanest
option.

i
WHHATTTT????? You didn't get a couple of WD-40 freebies at IMTS??

Brian

I got some TapMagic freebies and a free book "What men know about
women", also from TapMagic. Also some Loc-Line stuff.

i

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Buerste wrote:

"Wes" wrote in message
...
Ignoramus32343 wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

beeswax

Larry says he uses earwax!


That's just his excuse to chase people, with a q-tips.


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

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On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:00:18 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

On 2010-10-02, Brian Lawson wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:10:59 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

SNIP

Don, yes, I will get some teflon spray, seems to be the cleanest
option.

i
WHHATTTT????? You didn't get a couple of WD-40 freebies at IMTS??

Brian

I got some TapMagic freebies and a free book "What men know about
women", also from TapMagic. Also some Loc-Line stuff.

i


We got the TapMAgic, but I don't recall the booklet. Is it serious,
or some humour?

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On 2010-10-02, Brian Lawson wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:00:18 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

On 2010-10-02, Brian Lawson wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:10:59 -0500, Ignoramus6607
wrote:

SNIP

Don, yes, I will get some teflon spray, seems to be the cleanest
option.

i
WHHATTTT????? You didn't get a couple of WD-40 freebies at IMTS??

Brian

I got some TapMagic freebies and a free book "What men know about
women", also from TapMagic. Also some Loc-Line stuff.

i


We got the TapMAgic, but I don't recall the booklet. Is it serious,
or some humour?

Make one guess. :)

i

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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 14:52:24 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution!

It's only good for wood-on-wood (porous surfaces) Tawmy me boy.


Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.

Busted! slippery grin

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:25:44 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:


"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Buerste wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

I use a stick of Gulf paraffin wax on my wood-on-wood slides.


Yet, when I suggest wax you poo-poo it. YOU just wanted the glory of the
perfect solution! Besides, I heard you use KY in your drawers...from
that
5-gallon bucket you buy every month.

He started paying for it? ;-)

Well, he does get a deal...it's only been used...once.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwww!

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch

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john wrote:
Ignoramus32343 wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i


It depends, grease is messy but effective. Dry silicon spray will work
well on wood slides and also work on metal. I use the dry silicon on my
wood tool box draws.

John
Paraffin, the USA type not the British type, on wood.
...lew...

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Buerste wrote:
Bar soap or canning wax.

Soap tends to attract moisture, so I wouldn't use it.

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"Lewis Hartswick" wrote in message
m...
Buerste wrote:
Bar soap or canning wax.

Soap tends to attract moisture, so I wouldn't use it.

In the shower?

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"JOHN" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Strips of scrap Formica glued to the bottom of the drawers have worked
well for us. Almost as good as the Delrin, etc., and cheaper.

John

BRILLIANT !!!

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On Oct 3, 6:08*pm, "Buerste" wrote:
"JOHN" wrote in message

...



"Ignoramus32343" wrote in message
m...
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Strips of scrap Formica glued to the bottom of the drawers have worked
well for us. Almost as good as the Delrin, etc., and cheaper.

John

BRILLIANT !!!

The telescope people often use Formica for bearing surfaces. The
favorite choice was Ebony Star said to have the best sliding surface.
If you are going to use some Formica, it would be worth searching to
see what they currently suggest. Ebony Star is no longer
manufactured.

Dan

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On Oct 1, 8:25*pm, Ignoramus32343 ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32343.invalid wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Used to be some stuff in a metal push tube called Door-Ez, worked for
drawers, too. Check the hardware store. Otherwise, get some beeswax.

Stan

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On 10/2/2010 7:04 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
In ,
says...

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:25:58 -0500, Ignoramus32343
wrote:

I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i
I tend to grab my can of paste floor wax.

Bowling alley wax works suprisingly well as a lubricant. A while back I
got a band saw, and found that the tension knob was almost unmovable
when the tension was high enough to make a 1/2" blade happy. Looked for
something to lube it with that wouldn't hold sawdust, and tried the
bowling-alley wax. So far that one coat has had it happy for over a
year.

And where does one source "bowling-alley was" ?

--
I can see November from my front porch

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On 10/4/2010 1:07 AM, wrote:
On Oct 1, 8:25 pm, Ignoramus32343ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
32343.invalid wrote:
I Would like to lubricate drawer slides (friction, not ball bearing),
and wanted to know what you would suggest for this purpose. It seems
that grease is the way to go, but what kind?

i

Used to be some stuff in a metal push tube called Door-Ez, worked for
drawers, too. Check the hardware store. Otherwise, get some beeswax.

Product of American Grease Stick.

DEK3 or DEK3H at any auto parts store

--
I can see November from my front porch