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John Chase
 
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Default Coolant/cutting oil on manual lathe

"Clark Magnuson" wrote ...
I apply coolant mixed with water from a spray bottle.
http://www.instawares.com/Bottle-16-...2-1290.0.7.htm


I just "recycle" the plastic dishwashing soap bottles for that. I'm just
basically "cheap".... :-)

I apply Sulfured cutting oil with a spray bottle.

I try to use the coolant for all steel cutting except hack sawing and
chamber reaming, when I use the stinky oil.


Type F automatic transmission fluid works great for chamber reaming, esp. in
stainless. Doesn't stink, either (or maybe my nose is immune....).

-jc-