Hand Cranked Document Shredder

Step 10 Lube Your Bit With a Candle

Soft wax like beeswax or microcrystalline wax is best, but all I could find was this paraffin candle. I like wax better than oil because it makes less of a mess and picks up the chips well. When the wax melts it's a fine oily lubricant.

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[pete martinez jr]

that thar is goood tip for my drillin machine! thanks!