There's a local lubricant supplier who sells their own formulation of way oil. It seems that a lot of the machine shops buy it. It's not much less than vactra, but you can buy smaller quantities, and you can just will-call it at the desk during business hours. It's probably OK. To tell the truth, I use the Mobil Vactra 2 and cannot tell the difference with respect to stick slip or tacifiers. I apply it to the ways at the beginning of every machining day unless it is just a 15 minute session and I just applied it the previous day. It still lasts a long time.
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Way oil
- Thread starter Cletus
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Yep. Bar and chain oil is what I use. Less than 10 bucks a gallon from the local farm and home store. I hadn't though of STP though. I'll remember that for next summer when it gets hot in my shop.