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Kerosene for turning Aluminium.
I turn allot of aluminium and have used Kerosene very successfully .
Excellent finish and no or little build up on insert. Brush applied. Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. Any suggestions, still brush applied. Remember just aluminium. -- david _____________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |
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I have a gallon of odor free kerosene for my kerosene lamp I like to
run in the house. I haven't used it for cutting yet but that might be a soloution. Neal |
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ptmachine wrote: I have a gallon of odor free kerosene for my kerosene lamp I like to run in the house. I haven't used it for cutting yet but that might be a soloution. Neal See the white smoke See the man breathe See the man breathe the white smoke See the man cough...... Oh but it does make the aluminum so very shiny I use tapfree II for tapping aluminum, and keep the bottle around for various suirt on applications. works ok, but not great |
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In article gyd3e.870924$8l.790396@pd7tw1no, nosmo86
@invalid.com says... I turn allot of aluminium and have used Kerosene very successfully . Excellent finish and no or little build up on insert. Brush applied. Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. Any suggestions, still brush applied. Remember just aluminium. Lamp Oil from the supermarket or Walmart WD40 or CRC 3-36 Alum-Tap Ned Simmons |
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Don't laugh...Milk! Just don't let it accumulate and spoil.
"David" wrote in message news:gyd3e.870924$8l.790396@pd7tw1no... I turn allot of aluminium and have used Kerosene very successfully . Excellent finish and no or little build up on insert. Brush applied. Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. Any suggestions, still brush applied. Remember just aluminium. -- david _____________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |
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How about building a makeshift fume hood and ventilating the fumes outdoors?
A salvaged kitchen range hood might do the trick. - Michael "David" wrote in message news:gyd3e.870924$8l.790396@pd7tw1no... Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. |
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Hi David. Im interested in building a heat tratment oven for Aluminum
shafts for the purpose of streitening them. Do you have any insight you might can share? Thanks. -Davey |
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On 2 Apr 2005 15:42:52 -0800, "Davey O"
wrote: Hi David. Im interested in building a heat tratment oven for Aluminum shafts for the purpose of streitening them. Do you have any insight you might can share? Thanks. -Davey How big are these shafts? Aluminum bends very easily. With a small hydraulic press (about 5 ton) you can straighten shafts up to 1" diameter with no trouble. And they will retain the same heat treat and post heat artificial aging that they started with. ERS |
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Davey,
Sorry ......no experience in this. David "Davey O" wrote in message ps.com... Hi David. Im interested in building a heat tratment oven for Aluminum shafts for the purpose of streitening them. Do you have any insight you might can share? Thanks. -Davey |
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"David" wrote in message news:gyd3e.870924$8l.790396@pd7tw1no... I turn allot of aluminium and have used Kerosene very successfully . Excellent finish and no or little build up on insert. Brush applied. Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. Any suggestions, still brush applied. Remember just aluminium. -- david For years I've used Stoddard solvent that has been used for cleaning parts. The small addition of oil seems to make it work quite well. Not good enough for tapping, however. It's not odor free, but low odor---far better than kerosene, and seems to work fairly well. Don't blame you for wanting to change---I hate the smell of kerosene and diesel fuel. Harold |
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In article , Harold and Susan Vordos says...
For years I've used Stoddard solvent that has been used for cleaning parts. The small addition of oil seems to make it work quite well. You've just described WD-40, Harold! This is what I use for aluminum, from a pump sprayer because I buy it in gallon containers, not in spray cans. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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"jim rozen" wrote in message ... In article , Harold and Susan Vordos says... For years I've used Stoddard solvent that has been used for cleaning parts. The small addition of oil seems to make it work quite well. You've just described WD-40, Harold! This is what I use for aluminum, from a pump sprayer because I buy it in gallon containers, not in spray cans. Jim Chuckle! I have a hunch the WD-40 smells better! I expect I'll be using the -40 in the future. I can honestly say I don't mind the smell. Harold |
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Try PB Blaster!
"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote in message ... "jim rozen" wrote in message ... In article , Harold and Susan Vordos says... For years I've used Stoddard solvent that has been used for cleaning parts. The small addition of oil seems to make it work quite well. You've just described WD-40, Harold! This is what I use for aluminum, from a pump sprayer because I buy it in gallon containers, not in spray cans. Jim Chuckle! I have a hunch the WD-40 smells better! I expect I'll be using the -40 in the future. I can honestly say I don't mind the smell. Harold |
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"Tom Gardner" wrote in message om... Try PB Blaster! I don't believe you could find a stinker spray lube than PB Blaster although it seems to work well. Steve |
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:10:41 -0800, Harold and Susan Vordos wrote:
"jim rozen" wrote in message ... In article , Harold and Susan Vordos says... For years I've used Stoddard solvent that has been used for cleaning parts. The small addition of oil seems to make it work quite well. You've just described WD-40, Harold! This is what I use for aluminum, from a pump sprayer because I buy it in gallon containers, not in spray cans. Chuckle! I have a hunch the WD-40 smells better! I expect I'll be using the -40 in the future. I can honestly say I don't mind the smell. Ah, so there _is_ a use for that gallon of the stuff I got with useful things at an auction, after all. It's sure not a lubricant, and I don't have enough uses for a water-displacer to use it for it's designed purpose. Have to try it out. Is it good for mild steel cutting as well? Dave Hinz |
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In article , Dave Hinz says...
Chuckle! I have a hunch the WD-40 smells better! I expect I'll be using the -40 in the future. I can honestly say I don't mind the smell. Ah, so there _is_ a use for that gallon of the stuff I got with useful things at an auction, after all. It's sure not a lubricant, and I don't have enough uses for a water-displacer to use it for it's designed purpose. Have to try it out. Is it good for mild steel cutting as well? Not really. But it does work great for aluminum, and we used to us a lot of it when doing nylon as well. Also nice for rinsing old greasy motorcycle parts off! Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote in message
... I hate the smell of kerosene Not me. Burnt kerosene brings back fond memories of flying jet aircraft and working aboard aircraft carriers (where everything smelled and tasted a bit like JP5 and Diesel Fuel Marine). Ahh, the good old days. In fact, I have a kerosene-fueled space heater for the garage/workshop. Firing that thing up is like standing aft of the catapults during launch ops. - Michael |
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Hi David,
I use Inox, see add here http://www.aussieweld.com.au/product.../inox/inox.htm I have found it to be everything they say it is in the add, a lot more versatile than WD40 and magic on aluminium. regards, John "David" wrote in message news:gyd3e.870924$8l.790396@pd7tw1no... I turn allot of aluminium and have used Kerosene very successfully . Excellent finish and no or little build up on insert. Brush applied. Due to changing circumstance, the smell from Kerosene has become too much and I need to change to something less pungent. Any suggestions, still brush applied. Remember just aluminium. -- david _____________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |
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I use metholated spirits, otherwise known as denatured alcohol or that stuff
the locals drink.... Works well from a cheap squirt bottle sprayed at the cutting tip. It certainly keeps the tip cool and stops it from trying to weld itself to the job in the lathe. Gives a nice clean cut and there is no oily residue at the end of the job. The aluminium samples are then tested chemically on a spectrometer and the alcohol coolant has no effect on the results after allowing the sample to drip dry. Hope this helps, Peter |
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Thanks for all the great suggestions. Will try them all
david "Bushy Pete" wrote in message ... I use metholated spirits, otherwise known as denatured alcohol or that stuff the locals drink.... Works well from a cheap squirt bottle sprayed at the cutting tip. It certainly keeps the tip cool and stops it from trying to weld itself to the job in the lathe. Gives a nice clean cut and there is no oily residue at the end of the job. The aluminium samples are then tested chemically on a spectrometer and the alcohol coolant has no effect on the results after allowing the sample to drip dry. Hope this helps, Peter |
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Try using pure lanolin. It's available in tubes from the drug store.
Harry C. |
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