So Cal Dave Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I've been watching farrier videos and notice almost all farriers dip their nail hole punches in some kind of lube each and every time they punch a hole. I cannot see what they are using or get someone to tell me what the lube is made of. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Did you search "punch lube site:iforgeiron.com" on your browser's search function? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Dave Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Are you talking about Plumbago and graphite? I did see anything about farriers using either one of these materials. Is it mixed with something to make a paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 No I'm talking of over a dozen different lube mixtures described in various threads you get when you search on what I posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshoein4 (Mark) Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Its forshner's hoof packing. It works very well as tool lube and under pads on horses feet. I forget what it has in it exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Pine tar, petrolatum, and paraffin, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Dave Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 JHCC: Equal proportions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 We (farriers) typically use bees wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Dave Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Puncheize lube is $15 and shipping is $20.00. Outrageous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Moly Lube and Graphite works. CV Joint grease is heavy in Moly (that is what makes it Black and sticks like glue). Scale from around the base of your Anvil works well too!! I don't think it matters too much which you use, try to stop the punch from sticking. Use your big boy Hammer, tap it on the outside side of where the punch is to spring the punch free. Tap means, hit it like it owes you money!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 My punch lube is beeswax and graphite powder, purchased as seed lubricant from the local John Deere dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatalystForge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Use a bar of soap. It smells great and dissipates the heat for tool steel without fracturing the microcrystalline structure (as if you dipped it in water to quench). In a pinch, in the field, sand also works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Depends, Punching out a nail hole usually either hoof packing or beeswax as previously said. Drifting through thicker stock which takes a few heats use a piece of coal or coal dust. Punches wont stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 i used to use Forshners packed in the square tong hole under the horn. handy spot and lasts awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmShrader Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I’ve always used forshners mainly because I’ve always had it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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