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  1. P

    Supplies hydraulic oil as cutting fluid

    Very abnormal of me to mention such quackery but I happened to be doing some machining in aluminum. I had some leftover squirts of ISO-32 hydraulic oil that I use on gears & specific sliding surfaces. More out of laziness & curiosity I brushed it on the drilling & tapping & it worked great. Kept...
  2. Arbutus

    Product Anchor Lube...

    No, it's not for oiling anchors.... I came across this stuff at KBC, and I've been using it exclusively over the past two weeks instead of the usual cutting oils. It is a creamy, water based goop that stays put and doesn't fly off the work. I like the fact that when tapping deep holes it...
  3. Xyphota

    Should I wash the grease out of Myford ML7R headstock bearings?

    I picked up a ML7R recently and discovered that the previous owner put grease in all the grease fittings. I’ve disassembled the headstock/spindle and found the rear bearings also have grease in them. Thankfully the main bearing/bush has only oil in it. The manual says both the main bearing/bush...
  4. EricB

    Machine Lubrication

    Hey guys, I haven't been here in forever! My stupid phone is a piece of junk and I had to get rid of Tapatalk. Anyways, I'm finally getting my lathe back together after a year apart (I know, it's embarassing) and I'm wondering: What do you guys use for lubrication? Where do you go for...
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