What kind of grease for a vice or vice-grips?

You've heard about the young couple that didn't know the difference between window putty and KY Jelly? All their windows fell out!

Yeah, it's a no-brainer when I think about it. No pressure on the threads when turning.

Um, you use KY to eliminate grip in your vice.

Sounds like a dust collector.

n) or for your vice-grips locking pliers? Thanks.

You a Brit or something? They like that spelling.

Haven't needed anything for a vise, they're usually made with cast iron aga inst steel or steel against bronze, nothing for lube really needed(or wante d). Got a regular screw vise that opens up easily, I'll show you a vise th at's worthless for workholding. Friction is really needed on the screw thre ads. Now, if you need something to resist rust on the vise jaws and body, t hat's a whole other animal. LPS 2 or 3 will do that if you're like my b-in

-l and live in a swamp. Boeshield for honorable mention.

Locking pliers, I've had some that the plating wore off the screw and the s crew seized, have had others that got salt spray on them in the winter and rusted solid. The solution in both cases was LPS 1. Penetrates rust, drie s to a film that lubricates. Can't get that, get some Seafoam Deep Creep. Otherwise, locking pliers are usually used dry around my place.

Stan

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You let dirt fall on your tools, and don't clean it off right away?

I've got some 45-year-old pairs of VISE-grip pliars that are as good as the day they were made, sans a few scars on the teeth. I bought 'em new; took care of them, and didn't use them as grinding holders or welding accessories, except for the two Vise-Grip welders' clamps I use regularly for that purpose. By needs, they won't last as long as the pliars have.

LLoyd

Clean the dust out of grease? No, I don't clean the "grease" out of my vise every day.

I don't grease my vise-grips, either.

Snerk! When MY vices require grease, I prefer K-Y Jelly

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I posted that two days ago, and they didn't 'get' it. Lloyd

Did any of them fall on you, Tom? :)

There is a young couple named Kelly Who walk around belly to belly 'Cause in their great haste They used library paste Instead of petroleum Jelly