Beeswax on clicker dies

[Scriptkrewe]

I was watching a YT video and noticed the guy put something on his clicker die real quick and throw it back in the tray. It looked like a bar of beeswax. So I tried it on some leather that I couldn’t cut with my 1 ton arbor press and it cut it slicker than butter. My question is does anyone else do this?

[fredk]

Yes. I have a large block of wax that I can push the whole die into, at the start and about every 4 or 5 cuts 

[chuck123wapati]

it also works on wood screws, tap and die sets, your awls and needles. Just about anything that needs some help against friction, weird, isn't it?

[Scriptkrewe]

I used Parkin on all of those before. So should have only natural.

[bruce johnson]

I wax my dies sometimes but with paraffin. Much as I like beeswax for some things, I like paraffin better as a lubricant and also as a rust preventative - especially after clicking a bunch of chrome tan. I do the same with punches that don't see much use. 

The nice thing about beeswax is that it melts with a little friction but then solidifies and gets sticky and hard again as it cools. That's what makes it great for screws and handled tool treatments. Also why it was and is traditionally used in mixes for handsewing thread wax.