Topic: what lube is safe for ABS/PLA?
I used to build plastic models that had many moving parts and tried a few types of lubes years ago.
some say Mineral oil attacks ABS some how. never had that issue in my experience so dont know details of what it may do.
Olive oil breaks down over time, being a vegetable oil. which was a suggested lube once.
also tried J&J Baby oil which is mostly mineral oil also.
once synthetics came along I tried a couple of them but many have damaging effects of plastics some desolving, some having toxic properties not good for skin contact by children etc.
all lubes tend to attract dust like a magnet and get gummed up over time if exposed surface some discolor etc. or corrode metals in contact with them maybe due to electrolysis.
just wondered if anyone had good results from anything. for making free moving parts stay that way.
