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Default Cutting oil on lathe bits

On 12/3/2016 10:10 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/arc...p/t-20828.html
Sulfur isn't a coolant but it bonds to freshly exposed surfaces.


Thanks - the reply there explaining the 2 "regimes" of lubrication was
especially interesting.