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: What cutting fluid do you prefer

yurtle
03-23-2002, 04:34 PM
New drill press with lube bottle - appreciate recommendations for cutting fluid.

Thanks

Brian
skeetshooter
03-23-2002, 05:07 PM
Tap Magic!!!!!!!!!!! for drilling
wild1
03-23-2002, 05:30 PM
ATF works well.
fatkid
03-23-2002, 05:32 PM
tap matic, LPS natural (green stuff):)
yurtle
03-23-2002, 05:36 PM
Thanks gents, a quick reply is always cool when you are making a trip to the store... Just got this thing set up and I wanna make some chips
Gozuki
03-23-2002, 06:22 PM
Mobilmet Omicron- Do it right!
CRAWLR
03-24-2002, 12:20 AM
Not really for a bottle feed on a drill press but non flamable liquid wrench(blue can) actually works better than most things i've tried.

On my lathe I use aw32 hydraulic oil(used on hydraulic elevators)
Tass
03-24-2002, 07:20 AM
Last time I went to buy some oil they talked me into some cutting wax, he said that the local machine shops swear by it. I like it and it's less messy than oil. The drawback is that you have to apply it manually.

Tass
fj40guy
03-24-2002, 08:51 AM
Originally posted by Tass
Last time I went to buy some oil they talked me into some cutting wax, he said that the local machine shops swear by it. I like it and it's less messy than oil. The drawback is that you have to apply it manually.

Tass

Ya, I love the wax. LPS.

Neat trick if you need to tap a bunch of BLIND holes, I made up a little wax extruder. 1" blind hole into a block of aluminum. Small (1/8") hole as the outlet from the block. 1" diameter rod as the ram. Drop in a hunk of plain old sealing wax, whole thing in the vise. Crank down... 1/8" diameter wax. Helps push out the chips when tapping holes.

I use about 6 different things for cutting, depending on what I am cutting. Tapmatic (caution!), cutting oil, plain 30W, ATF, and what ever else I have. On the Tapmatic, it is meant for tapping... some nasty stuff comes off it when it burns (if you see smoke... ). Very nasty for your lungs.

Ouch is tapping 24 1/4-20 holes in an aluminum plate, only to snap the tap on holes #23! :( Hat's off to Walton Tools for their neat tap extractor. :cool:

Tom :usa:
scouter77
03-24-2002, 09:29 AM
I work in an ace hardware and there is a guy who makes carbs for his extremely custom sh*t and he uses the thread cutting oil for pipe like what they use for fire systems :confused: Never tried it myself but he does enough stuff that I'd take his word for it...
Magoo
03-24-2002, 04:37 PM
Smart cut is a good thick tapping compound that works good for drilling too. Much better than that thin stuff in the red tin can. For aluminum you can't beat A-9. IMHO