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I am looking for an aluminum complex NLGI 0 grease with low tact, EP/AW additives, good shear stability, and cold weather compatibility. It also needs to be available in consumer friendly sized packaging. Something like Schaeffer 274 would be perfect except for "Excellent adhesive properties"...

A friend of mine has a 36 inch band saw built around the turn of the last century that uses babbitt bearings. For those not familiar with babbitt bearings they are made by melting and pouring a soft metal around a shaft and must be lubed at all times. The babbitts on the band saw are not in the...

I just bought a few tubes of Schaeffer Ultra Red Supreme #229 grease. It is described as a synthesized moly grease. I assume it is red in color and not gray/black like all the other moly products I have used. So what is synthesized moly or did I just buy into a gimmick...

I tend to use synthetic motor oil for everything, including as a firearms lube and as way oil on my metal lathe. I have been cautioned against using an oil that contains detergents, like motor oil, for both purposes but no one has known why. As I understand it detergents prevent containments...