Stick lubricant is available from most tool supply houses, and it works great on band saws for all kinds of metal including steel. It is also good for loading the flutes of a tap so the chips are forced out as the tap goes in, and it lubricates the tap better than most other things. It makes good lubricant for hand loading ammunition, and works great with a hand drill or drill/driver, sticking the drill bit in it, to drill overhead and other places liquid lube doesn't work. I'm using the Castrol stick at the moment, but it may be a different one, next time I run low and order, they are all pretty good. mad jack