Cold weather grease for power hammer

[Tom Lewis]

Those of you who live where it gets cold, what kind of grease do you use in your power hammers.
I like to make damascus when it is cold, but the cold causes the grease in my power hammer to thicken and makes it hard for the motor to run.

 

[Bill Burke]

Get some of the lithium grease that is used on snowmobiles.

 

[montana guy]

http://www.schaefferoil.com/274_grease.html

Works on everything.

 

[Dan Seaver]

I use Shell Heavy duty grease down to 10F. Its a tough start at that temperature but if you "idle" your hammer for a minute or two it works fine for forging. Personally I don't like using my power hammer below 20F though because cast iron becomes brittle as it gets colder.

 

[Don Hanson III]

My hammers are in the shop with a wood stove

 

[john0270]

Try some Yamaha snowmobile grease.