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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight
cutting oil, or water based? i |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340
wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. -- Ed Huntress |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On 2011-12-10, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. Well, this is a horizontal bandsaw, I just wanted to know what coolant to use. Thanks |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
"Ignoramus16340" wrote in message ... On 2011-12-10, Ed Huntress wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. Well, this is a horizontal bandsaw, I just wanted to know what coolant to use. Thanks If it has roller guides the water soluble is probably okay as long as you run a rich mix and neutral ph / soft water hardness but if it has solid carbide or hardened steel guides then within a couple years you'll prabably be wishing that you had used straight oil instead. |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On 2011-12-10, PrecisionmachinisT wrote:
"Ignoramus16340" wrote in message ... On 2011-12-10, Ed Huntress wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. Well, this is a horizontal bandsaw, I just wanted to know what coolant to use. Thanks If it has roller guides the water soluble is probably okay as long as you run a rich mix and neutral ph / soft water hardness but if it has solid carbide or hardened steel guides then within a couple years you'll prabably be wishing that you had used straight oil instead. It would seem, then, that straight oil is better all around, right? i |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:05:54 -0600, Ignoramus16340
wrote: On 2011-12-10, PrecisionmachinisT wrote: "Ignoramus16340" wrote in message ... On 2011-12-10, Ed Huntress wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. Well, this is a horizontal bandsaw, I just wanted to know what coolant to use. Thanks If it has roller guides the water soluble is probably okay as long as you run a rich mix and neutral ph / soft water hardness but if it has solid carbide or hardened steel guides then within a couple years you'll prabably be wishing that you had used straight oil instead. It would seem, then, that straight oil is better all around, right? i Oil will make a mess for hobbyist type work, your level of use. Karl |
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Joseph Gwinn wrote: In article , Ignoramus16340 wrote: On 2011-12-10, wrote: On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:05:54 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: On 2011-12-10, PrecisionmachinisT wrote: "Ignoramus16340" wrote in message ... On 2011-12-10, Ed Huntress wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 wrote: Subject says it all. For this Wilton 3410, should I use straight cutting oil, or water based? i Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. That's what we used in our job shop in Princeton. We used water-miscible coolant in a flood on our horizontal cutoff saw (a big one). Wax lubricants solve the mess problem and allow the use of a high-pressure lubricant, which in preferred for band sawing where you don't have a power feed to control feedrate. If you're hand-feeding, it's the way to go. Check Lenox and DoALL for wax-stick lubricants. Well, this is a horizontal bandsaw, I just wanted to know what coolant to use. Thanks If it has roller guides the water soluble is probably okay as long as you run a rich mix and neutral ph / soft water hardness but if it has solid carbide or hardened steel guides then within a couple years you'll prabably be wishing that you had used straight oil instead. It would seem, then, that straight oil is better all around, right? i Oil will make a mess for hobbyist type work, your level of use. Karl Well, it is at my warehouse, I would use it to cut stuff like scrap and junk pieces etc. Clean and paint the floor, so the oil won't soak in. Put some sand in the paint, so it won't be slippery when oily. Joe Gwinn Go to Depot or Lowe's and get one of the overflow drain pans designed to go under a washing machine and plumbed to a drain (used for upstairs laundry rooms). The pan is about 32" square by perhaps 3" deep, put a bit of oil absorbent in it and put it under the saw to catch anything that gets past the saw's catch pan. |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:01:41 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. Ed, how do you apply the wax lubricant? I tried holding it on the side of the blade prior to cutting, but I can't say I saw it do too much. It just seemed to turn to powder. RWL |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:57:56 -0500, GeoLane at PTD dot NET GeoLane at
PTD dot NET wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:01:41 -0500, Ed Huntress wrote: On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:36:46 -0600, Ignoramus16340 Both are used commercially. And for shape-sawing with vertical saws, wax-stick lubricant is the choice of many people. Ed, how do you apply the wax lubricant? I tried holding it on the side of the blade prior to cutting, but I can't say I saw it do too much. It just seemed to turn to powder. RWL It doesn't last long, especially when you're cutting steel. You have to keep applying it to the side(s) of the blade periodically. Cutting aluminum, I just "paint" a streak of it on the workpiece where I'm going to cut, but it can cover up your scribe lines. Maybe you want to try another brand. I have some Castrol brand and I used DoALL in years past. Neither one seems to turn to powder. BTW, they make formulations for cutting wood, too, and it's really good for ripping and resawing. BTW, it also helps keep chips from sticking to the saw tires. At least, they don't stick as much. -- Ed Huntress |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:25:32 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote: Maybe you want to try another brand. I have some Castrol brand and I used DoALL in years past. Neither one seems to turn to powder. BTW, they make formulations for cutting wood, too, and it's really good for ripping and resawing. The tubes I have are Tapmatic Edgelube. It would be interesting to try a different brand. I think I bought mine from MSC many years ago when it was still Manhatten Supply Co. RWL |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
I spent a couple of unpleasant hours today at my place of business,
working on the lubrication system for this Wilton bandsaw. I found out why it did not work: while the saw is wired for 115 volts, the lubrication pump was wired for 220 volts in the junction box on the motor. Once I changed that, it started pumping. The old coolant in the pump was bad and had to be sucked and flushed. Tomorrow, I will put in a mix of 10:1 Hangsterfer's S500 coolant, which seems to have a much better life expectancy. i |
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What to use for bandsaw, water based or oil based fluid
On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:22:11 -0600, Ignoramus8962
wrote: I spent a couple of unpleasant hours today at my place of business, working on the lubrication system for this Wilton bandsaw. I found out why it did not work: while the saw is wired for 115 volts, the lubrication pump was wired for 220 volts in the junction box on the motor. Once I changed that, it started pumping. The old coolant in the pump was bad and had to be sucked and flushed. Tomorrow, I will put in a mix of 10:1 Hangsterfer's S500 coolant, which seems to have a much better life expectancy. i Good stuff. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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