Originally Posted by
geargnasher
You're right Don, I was, but I put it off for some reason. I posted why but can't remember now. Anyway, I wanted to start out with beeswax because I thought it would work and everyone seems to have it on hand. Mainly I was testing the "middle modifier" thing (transmission assembly gel), as soon as that gets evaluated I'm planning to go back and mess with waxes again. We were looking at something different than 430 or 408, though. 430 is a good component, but by itself changes phase too fast for hot-weather lube (MML, for example). 408 might be ok if it has a longer "mush phase".
Beeswax may prove to be cold-barrel sensitive without some other wax present, and at least one person suspects it can be slightly corrosive. My main issues with it are that it can't get locked in the grease matrix because it can't tolerate the extreme heat of melting the soap, and it dries out over time, almost like sublimation. It is, however, an outstanding lubricant in its own right, and may have a place in the lube as such but in small percentages where it's not the carrier anymore.
Gear