Thinning cutting oil
- Thread starter Taylorbok
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If it's EP, it almost certainly has some sulfur in it. If it isn't EP, pretty much guaranteed it doesn't.
I'm by no means inferring that I think EP hydro/trans would be good cutting fluid. Sounds odd to me.
It may sound odd but,
whatever works right
try it sometime
you may be pleasantly surprised
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I run a shop so have all kinds of leftover fluids sometimes
so like to find ways to use it up
cutting fluid doesnt have to be anything fancy, as long as it works well
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One Very good Gusmith I knew use to use Mobil 1 for threading because of the finish it provided
this works better than that even
I have found Tractor Hydraulid Trans Fluid works, SO WELL
that I use it exclusively now, I prefer it, I favor it
I am simply spreading the word
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it is slick, adheres to the surface well, and provides a very nice finish
and as I mentioned most importantly, provides long tool life on Carbide
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So if it works well, why not use it? Especially when I have an abundance
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It's cutting fluid man
it doesnt have to have special, Anti-Foam properties, it doesnt have to have an abundunce of ZDDP to last for thousands of miles
We dont need to be gettin OCD on something like cutting fluid if it provides everything needed for the job
Right?
(I use UDT-2 approved for Kubota, which is of much higher quality than the 'Ol $25 per pail "303" crap)
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rockhound78
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I have some John Deere low vis cold weather fluid I use in my JD. Might have to give that a try.
urbanrifleman
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I tried Mobil 1. I couldn't stand the stink.
urbanrifleman
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Ever tried Lucas tractor fluid?
Ummm, no?
I have tried other Lucas products though and like them.
I'm sure Lucas Tractor Fluid would work the same
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Tractor Trans Fluid has some very unique properties that make it different than other oils
Things like being able to work with wet brakes/clutches without breaking down I believe also contribute to its heat enduring abilities
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I have tried 80/90 gear oil since I believe that has sulfur in it as well
Mainly because I wanted to try something with a tackifier in it such as when I profile a barrel I dont like oil flinging off everywhere.
which Lucas may have?
Tractor fluid adheres to the surface well without being tacky though
Any Trans Tractor Fluid I have tried worked better than Gear Oil as well which you can even smell the suflur in it
One way I ensure someone has or has not put gear oil in their Dif case is by the smell
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FWIW, here is a barrel I just profiled using tractor/trans fluid as a cutting oil.
fresh off the lathe with no sanding, filing, blasting or otherwise touching the surface after machining it
And the C6 Carbide is still as sharp as when I sharpened it right before the job,
which is hours of continuous cuts
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I don't notice any type of smell with it neither, but, your sniffer may be more sensitive than mine
fresh off the lathe with no sanding, filing, blasting or otherwise touching the surface after machining it
And the C6 Carbide is still as sharp as when I sharpened it right before the job,
which is hours of continuous cuts
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I don't notice any type of smell with it neither, but, your sniffer may be more sensitive than mine
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jackieschmidt
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The absolute best thinner for heavy black cutting oil was the original Tap Magic, which was out lawed years ago.
I breathed a lot of it. Luckily I have not experienced any ill affects.
I also come from the era where we used a lot of White Lead and Red Lead anti fouling paints.
It’s amazing I have made it to 78.
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What do you have the best luck with ?
urbanrifleman
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Best by a pretty good margin.
Walt Krafft
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Super soft and stinky.
Edd
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I have seen sections of concrete sidewalks and asphalt street removed because a power line transformer leaked oil onto them.
I knew a man that worked for the power company for about 40 years. For about 20 of those years, at lunch time, he popped the top of a transformer filled with that same oil and washed his hands up to his elbows in it. He lived 91 years.
xr650rRider
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The Ridgid thread cutting oils that say low odor, DO NOT have a sulfur smell. I've got Dark and Nu-clear and neither do and they are at least 5 years old.
Judd
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If you’re referring to this stuff…my wife makes me wash my clothes I wear in the shop separate from everything else because of the sulfur smell. Everyone that comes into the shop comments on it. If this doesn’t stink, I’d hate to smell the stuff that stinks
xr650rRider
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It has an odor but it isn't sulfur. You ever used Viper's venom, Oatey Dark Threading oil. Those are sulfur smell.
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