Dusty Stevens
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When you get that tote sell me a couple gallons
General lathe cutting fluid - What do you use ?
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Dusty Stevens
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And itll keep your machine lookin good. All you gotta do is wipe it down with kerosene to keep the wax at bay.
urbanrifleman
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I came to the exact conclusion I use mineral spirits to do a final cleaning on my machines. But now that I've got my standard modern and it has such a shallow tray I just clear out all the chips every time I get done with a magnet blow it down and I want to leave the oil on it to keep it from rusting. But it's not staining anything quite the contrary.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Try kerosene next time. Its way cheaper and evaporates overnite. I also dip my reamers in there to get the chips off as im reaming. I have a mason jar sitting there and swirl my reamer in it, the chips just fall off then i blow it off, re-oil it and go back in
Bud, you better be careful and not get them thar jars cornfused. Sometimes good kerosene looks as good as that moonshine from your fridge!!!! Course if you get a bad batch from your cuz it will taste like kerosene and you can just use it instead to reduce the headcount lol!!!! Most times after a few snorts good labeling is your friend!!!!
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Alex Wheeler
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Habcool 318. Its got all the bad stuff in it still.
Dusty Stevens
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All the chips in the bottom is my clue. They get crunchy
LVLAaron
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The worse it is for you, the better it works.
Alex Wheeler
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Unfortunately
urbanrifleman
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Where do you buy this secret stuff?
xr650rRider
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Last gallon of Ridgid dark cutting oil I bought says low odor, anti mist formulation. It has no sulfur smell and actually smells good to me.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Does it get the suphur smell when it smokes?
hpshooter
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Smells like money to me!
xr650rRider
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No, it's an odd odor to describe, not a strong chemical smell and doesn't smell like any other oil I've used.
The Dark thread cutting oil from Ace Hardware, does have a strong sulphur smell.
I use the Ridgid Extreme Performance for Stainless steel mixed with ATF type F fluid in thru-barrel flush system.
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urbanrifleman
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Would you consider the Rigid products to have a lower viscosity or a higher viscosity?
skeeljc
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Where do you buy kerosene?
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
My local feed store has a pump. I bet diesel isnt too far off and would leave more oil behind
urbanrifleman
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This is the high performance that is supposed to be better for stainless. It says it is mineral oil based.
RIDGID 1 Gal. Dark Pipe Threading Oil, Low Odor & Anti-Mist Formulation for Pipe Cutting Dies/Threading 70830 - The Home Depot
RIDGID thread cutting oils are free of chlorine and other halogens, PCBs and heavy metals. The oil cools threads and pipe during operation. It has a working viscosity to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. RIDGID -
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