I use a water soluble coolant which can be purchased at a machine shop supply co. The ratio is 20 water to 1 coolant and its light blue almost white in color, TONY G. cougarman07470
@jlg4880 yeah ur got the right spellin, i used to work in an engineering factory makin hydraulic & pnumatic breaks rams/actuators. white water was used as a coolant there to basicly keep the metal and masheneing tools from getting too hot. its water that is mixed with sumthin but im not 100% sure what its mixed with but as u can tell from the name its white
That makes sense! It sounds like something I remember being used at the last company I worked at--the machinist would have a container with a light-colored, might have been white, cutting fluid that he'd dilute with water at a 1:1 ratio.
I was using light machine oil for a cutting fluid, 3-in-1 I believe. The steel blank was 12L14, almost as easy to machine as brass for the little mini-lathe with an optimistic rating of 3/4 hp motor (it's probably closer to 1/2 horse).
@jlg4880 There's an oil that our shop uses from a company called Hangsterfers. It's based off animal fats i believe... I don't remember exactly what the stuff was called (mix of numbers and letters) but there was a 300 in it.
@Mrpsychotehpyro i worked in an engineerin factory wen i was 15 so i ent gna remember evry single thing about it almost 6 years after n not just that i was workin in the assembelly side of the unit, usin TF-90, WD-40 hydraulic presses n shit like that. i wasnt a masheneist never been a masheneist was just a laborer. wind ur neck in u dnt no me
Must be a trick of perspective or something...I double-checked with the lathe and my left hand in that position and it's a good inch away from the nasty rotating chuck that could do a lot of damage if flesh ever got near those screws and nuts in the mounting flange.
Might have to bolt the lathe down so I don't feel compelled to brace it at the headstock end.
I use a water soluble coolant which can be purchased at a machine shop supply co. The ratio is 20 water to 1 coolant and its light blue almost white in color, TONY G. cougarman07470
cougarman07470 11 months ago
@cougarman07470
I switched over to a green cutting fluid/coolant named Anchorlube, I think. Got it from Enco. Leaves a much nicer finish than 3-in-1 or motor oil.
jlg4880 11 months ago
u might need wight water on that lol (sorry for bad spellin)
joepeacock1991 1 year ago
@joepeacock1991
I hate to sound stupid, but hat do you mean by wight (white?) water?
jlg4880 1 year ago
@jlg4880 yeah ur got the right spellin, i used to work in an engineering factory makin hydraulic & pnumatic breaks rams/actuators. white water was used as a coolant there to basicly keep the metal and masheneing tools from getting too hot. its water that is mixed with sumthin but im not 100% sure what its mixed with but as u can tell from the name its white
joepeacock1991 1 year ago
@joepeacock1991
That makes sense! It sounds like something I remember being used at the last company I worked at--the machinist would have a container with a light-colored, might have been white, cutting fluid that he'd dilute with water at a 1:1 ratio.
I was using light machine oil for a cutting fluid, 3-in-1 I believe. The steel blank was 12L14, almost as easy to machine as brass for the little mini-lathe with an optimistic rating of 3/4 hp motor (it's probably closer to 1/2 horse).
jlg4880 1 year ago
@jlg4880 There's an oil that our shop uses from a company called Hangsterfers. It's based off animal fats i believe... I don't remember exactly what the stuff was called (mix of numbers and letters) but there was a 300 in it.
unverbraucht11 1 year ago
@joepeacock1991
Pillocks,its 20% oil and 80% water,worked in an engineering factory my ass...if you did you would have got to know what the white stuff is.
Oil turns white when mixed with water.
steadyeddieism 1 year ago
@joepeacock1991
Haha its funny , every countrys got to have its special name for the stuff.
In Germany we say boring milk ( no pun intended, boring as in boring bar)
Mrpsychotehpyro 9 months ago
@Mrpsychotehpyro i worked in an engineerin factory wen i was 15 so i ent gna remember evry single thing about it almost 6 years after n not just that i was workin in the assembelly side of the unit, usin TF-90, WD-40 hydraulic presses n shit like that. i wasnt a masheneist never been a masheneist was just a laborer. wind ur neck in u dnt no me
joepeacock1991 8 months ago
@Hey whats wrong.
I wasnt trying to blame you for not knowing the proper names and shit, nope, i wasnt, not for a split second..
I just find it incredibly hillarious that every single damn Region of the World has a funny name for the Stuff.
Suds, Bohrmilch, you call it White Water and theres a couple other odd names.
Some old Books recommend foodstuffs like lard, real Milk, and vegetable oil.
Works ! Rapeseed makes good cutting fluid, i always keep a bottle in the shop^^
Mrpsychotehpyro 8 months ago
It is nanotechnologies))
Kaljanoid 2 years ago
what the did you used motor oil what that smoke
TheWorldGatekeeper 2 years ago
3-in-1 Light Machine Oil. Seems to leave a much better finish than cutting dry, especially with high speed steel.
jlg4880 2 years ago
That'll leave a mark as we say in the family if you get you're hand sucked up. be carefull
41Zman 3 years ago
Must be a trick of perspective or something...I double-checked with the lathe and my left hand in that position and it's a good inch away from the nasty rotating chuck that could do a lot of damage if flesh ever got near those screws and nuts in the mounting flange.
Might have to bolt the lathe down so I don't feel compelled to brace it at the headstock end.
jlg4880 3 years ago
whoa! whatch your da*n hand mate! your scaring me!
rteyber 3 years ago
Who! You've got sharp eyes. I hadn't even noticed that.
jlg4880 3 years ago