"Ted Cummings" wrote in message
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Dave Hinz wrote:

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:53:00 -0500, Rex B wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:

Why would you put a water-displacing compound on the blade?
Why would you put WD-40, which attracts dust and turns to gum, on
anything?

Because it's convenient and it works.
Kerosene also works, IIRC, but how many of us keep it around in a
squirt
can?


I always use WD 40 or one of its clones when machining aluminium. Kero
stinks !

Tom