On Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9:04:58 AM UTC-5, wrote:

Ah. Tradition.

Dan

Common sense.

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Ed Huntress

If it were common sense, you would have tried ATF as a cutting lube and decided on how it performs. It is not as if trying ATF is ooing to contaminate the lathe. No it is tradition in your case.

Dan