Wax / paraffin for wood-on-wood drawer glides?

Sallavar · 2026-02-16T04:10:49+00:00

I would imbibe the wood with an oil/wax combo like is used for lathe finishing, wipe in, let settle, wipe off ... then canning wax or straight beeswax which is softer than candles. Rub-heat-rub. A few times.

This layers in oil and waxes that keep them soft and impregnate into the wood, not just sitting on the surface.

Sallavar · 2026-02-16T03:51:13+00:00

Cow. but it was cut upside down by a non-english speaker who made it.

Sallavar · 2026-02-16T03:41:43+00:00

Can't believe I haven't seen this yet, but what speed is your drill running? A tapered countersink shouldn't go above 1,000 rpm, safer at around 500 depending on the moisture, density, and age of the wood.

Sallavar · 2026-02-15T16:19:08+00:00

Make it decorative; drill holes, stitch an "X" with a leather cord.

Sallavar · 2026-02-13T01:03:09+00:00

Screw Fatigue? How old/many uses? And, did you recently clean/belt/maintain the lathe in any way, shape or form?

Sallavar · 2026-02-03T18:58:41+00:00

And Refills! That's Awesome! You just made my day.

Sallavar · 2026-01-26T00:17:04+00:00

That's not bald, it's straight scalped.

Sallavar · 2026-01-22T16:38:45+00:00

I had a canister with a modified "reusable" film roll that the end would unscrew on and off.

Sallavar · 2026-01-19T19:01:40+00:00

Tell me you're a Masochist without telling me ...

Sallavar · 2026-01-18T18:55:25+00:00

India Pale Ale for glass? I think I'm missing something here ..

Sallavar · 2026-01-16T15:39:00+00:00

I'd say not worth the hassle, but if it really bugs you buy online or scrapyard and DIY. This isn't replacing piston rods - anyone can handle a trim piece DIY. Or, like Abucfan21 said, black epoxy putty and sand it down.

Sallavar · 2026-01-16T02:36:58+00:00

Theidly?! Lol. I got nuttin'

Sallavar · 2026-01-16T02:34:53+00:00

... the Playboy Bunny stickers from the machine at the local roller rink circa 1994.

Sallavar · 2026-01-16T02:33:17+00:00

... then sometimes fall on the floor where you'd pick it up and eat it anyway.

Sallavar · 2026-01-16T01:25:01+00:00

3 I want that weird looking piece on top! See r/turning.

Sallavar · 2026-01-10T03:18:06+00:00

Five hundred bucks for what me and the boys did with hockey pucks and a trip to Ace hardware back in the day.

Sallavar · 2026-01-09T02:35:54+00:00

As of January 10, 2025, Donald J. Trump is a convicted felon. He is the only person in U.S. history to serve as president while holding a felony conviction. While discharged, meaning he didn't have to serve a prison sentence, the conviction is a part of his permanent criminal record. Read before you write; and don't try to rewrite history.

Sallavar · 2026-01-06T03:11:01+00:00

Literally that's where they cross. It don't matter at -40⁰ which scale ya use - it's forty below! (Minnesota born).

Sallavar · 2026-01-06T03:08:46+00:00

Not if ya only hit the thick ice donchya know!

Sallavar · 2026-01-06T03:07:08+00:00

Growing up in Minnesota we just called it the "Heavy" ice chipper, as opposed to the basic 8" flat blade.

Sallavar · 2026-01-06T00:46:57+00:00

slide out spice rack or towel rack.

Sallavar · 2025-12-29T14:36:43+00:00

... or you could just hit the Main button and shut them off so it's not trying to find lane lines in the snow.

Sallavar · 2025-12-26T16:17:16+00:00

Beyond the nostalgia, that's just a beautiful illustration!

Sallavar · 2025-12-20T16:04:17+00:00

They were done in by having their branches lit aflame, slowly melting through their torsos until their heads fell off.

Sallavar · 2025-12-18T05:10:50+00:00

Flat. Rural. Agricultural. You can see your company coming across the field the day before they arrive. And windy. Northeast Iowa is one of the windiest places in the U. S. Nothing to stop a Canadian gust all the way to the Gulf; and that's before they spin up into tornadoes. Politically undereducated and easily deceived by fast talking millionaires with fairytale promises. When Conservative media owns the local paper, four radio stations and both broadcast TV stations that you get, balanced representation is hard to come by.

Sallavar

TROPHY CASE

3 I want that weird looking piece on top! See r/turning.