On Aug 4, 5:12 pm, "anorton" wrote:
Recent posts on cutting fluids reminded me of this question. I once heard
that machining aluminum using alcohol produces a beautiful finish that
resists corrosion. In fact the rumor was that this is how the shiny solid
aluminum knobs on stereos are made.

Does anyone have any experience with this or know where to find info on it?

-Adam Norton
(recent lurker, first-time poster here)


Wikipedia does mention rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) as an aluminum
cutting fluid.

I don't endorse using wiki as a be-all and end-all source, but it is
useful for turning up tidbits to be fleshed out via more reliable
sources.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting..._and_pas t.29


Dave