Slick 50

[muffy]

Hi folks, some time ago a person asked what they should use for lube on there motorized carving tools. a person said they used Slick 50. Could the person that answered that question please run that by me again? I bought the 50 but want to be careful about overdoing it. Whare do i apply it, and just how much? Thanks for any help anybody might offer.

that be me ! I just wipe down any moving parts that are sticking (and not supposed to!) with slick 50...make sure you shake the bottle well first to get all the teflon pieces or whatever it is mixed well. * I had a brad nail gun that would stop shooting nails everytime I laid the gun down, I would play around with the thing and it would finally start working again until I laid it down I took it apart and wiped it down with slick 50 and it has been working like a champ since! that was about 3 or 4 years ago.

In addition....you can't put slick 50 in a car until the break in period as the 50 would stop the break in cycle.....I assume the same would be true with tools, if the tool needs to wear in, you may want to wait for the treatment, if its just plain not working right, like my brad nailer...go for it! (I really can't think of a tool that would have to 'break in' but no doubt someone can tell me of one/some! lol

[Greyhair]

Be sure not to use it on a Wecheer power carver. The flex shaft is designed not to be lubricated as per manufacturer's instructions.

[muffy]

This is for Greyhair,Thank you so much for the warning on not useing the 50 on the Wecheer carving tool. THATS JUST WHAT I WAS INTENDING TO USE IT ON. the thing is starting to get a little warm when useing it..Its not been used a heck of a lot eather..Also thank you other gentlemen for responding to my question........All other input out there is WELCOME.......Dan........Now im wondering what i can do..........about the heat in my WECHEER.......Wheelbearing grease?????.......

You might contact the manufacturer and ask them?

[Callynne]

Glad you asked that guestion Muffy, I've wondered about that too. I have the Wecheer FlexShaft for my dremel, it heats up after about fifteen minutes. I have noticed my Proxxon does also, I just use one till it feels too warm then switch to the other because I'm afraid of burning them up. It does seem that you should grease or lubricate them somewhere but neither one of these came with any instructions on any kind of lubrication needed. Maybe a call to the manufacturer is in order! Callynne

Here is a FAQ copied from Dremel's site regarding their flex-shaft accessory:

Q: Do you lubricate anything on this?

A: After the first 20-30 hours of use, and then again every 10 hours, put a thin coating of Dremel Flex-Shaft lubricant on the core. After removing the core of the flexible shaft from the casing, wipe it with a rag. Then place a small amount of lubricant on your fingertip and run it lightly up and down the core. Remove any excess lubricant. Remember, too much lubricant will cause the handpiece to get terribly hot under normal use.

thats what I did with my foredom using slick 50, just wiped a small amount on....stopped the heating problem, but can't speak for anyone or anything else!

I'll have to try that slick 50. I've used STP on the shaft core....that stuff is slicker'n snot on a door knob, so I don't know how much better Slick 50 can be.

Al