[ Spencer Chase wrote in 130226 MMDigest:

> You can also buy a lifetime supply of graphite by buying a one-pound
> can of seed lubricant for about $15.

I have tried this and from my experience the graphite particles are not
as fine, and don't work as well as that sold as a dry lubricant from
the hardware.  Perhaps it is available in different grades and I just
happened to have a coarser quality.

Larry Claus