Drill Coolant fluid

Lincs Lass · Jan 22, 2017

After some of the stuff that you dilute with water ,,I remember at school the stuff we used on the lathes was like a milky fluid but its biodegrable ,,anybody got a source or link to it .
I want to attach a gravity fed system like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311267010684 to mine but no idea where where to get the fluid from .

Kevtherev · Jan 22, 2017

Soluble oil it's called I think most oil manufacturers do it

Kevtherev · Jan 22, 2017

sirclip · Jan 22, 2017

Spaldings supply it.

Lincs Lass · Jan 22, 2017

sirclip said:
Spaldings supply it.

Spaldings prices aswell ,,just looked what they have

Lincs Lass · Jan 22, 2017

Think I was having a dim moment ,,found some on ebay ,,good enough for my few jobs

Mursal · Jan 22, 2017

Better with diesel for occasional use.
The coolant can tend to stain (rust) if left for any length of time, or you forget to turn the engineering shop heater on in damp weather?

Kidds · Jan 22, 2017

Machine Mart sell it

Lincs Lass · Jan 22, 2017

Mursal said:
engineering shop heater

Whats one of those ,,round here its called a coat and a woolly hat

Mursal · Jan 22, 2017

I was trying to be funny ..........

Jack Russell · Jan 22, 2017

Witham oil will do it.

Hesston4860s · Jan 22, 2017

Jack Russell said:
Witham oil will do it.

They do but it's rubbish compared with other brands, personally I use sealey.

bigg6480 · Jan 22, 2017

Hesston4860s said:
They do but it's rubbish compared with other brands, personally I use sealey.

As said it about a good as water. I use the machine mart stuff it seams good.

tinman · Jan 22, 2017

Lincs Lass said:
Think I was having a dim moment ,,found some on ebay ,,good enough for my few jobs

no dim moments at all, as you see, some of it is good and some of it isnt great going by some comments here.

i have a similar system on the mag drill here, its a good job on the mag when drilling but it can be a pita to be filling it all the time, altho flood coolant is best for the broaching cutters.

if its only normal drills your using then you should pick up a tin of this stuff, its excellent cutting compound.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warren-Be...484023?hash=item2336471737:g:rloAAOxyLm9TAdu0
its about as good as it gets for a paste and a tin of it will last you a lifetime.

Gerbert · Jan 22, 2017

I just use this:

Quite a bit more expensive in the long run though.
My uncle just bought a magdrill with a bottle on it as in your link. Thought it was a great idea until we realised the magdrill is rarely used drilling downwards, and with the oil boing gravity fed... He ended up buying the above.

Shovelhands · Jan 22, 2017

MSC Direct sell it, they also sell this

i I find it more useful than soluble oil for most things

TheTallGuy · Jan 22, 2017

For general lathe & mill work then most soluble oils are okay as flood coolant, but remember to thoroughly clean/dry parts (and kit) after machining. Don't leave any diluted stuff hanging around for more than 6 months as the biocides will degrade & Legionella etc will start to grow. For occasional use, a bottle of Rocol RTD Liquid (sticky red/brown stuff) is my preferred weapon, RTD Cleancut is also good & doesn't cause staining.

Ley253 · Jan 22, 2017

When I did my centre lathe course, (mid 1970 s) there was a drive to make machinists aware that sudds was a carcinogen, many cases of scrotal cancer being due to the area being "manipulated" with sudds coated hands! Take care gents!

RWG Contracts · Jan 22, 2017

Mursal said:
Better with diesel for occasional use.
The coolant can tend to stain (rust) if left for any length of time, or you forget to turn the engineering shop heater on in damp weather?

Is that right about diesel?

Ley253 · Jan 22, 2017

Paraffin or turps for aluminium.

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