Safer cutting or drilling fluid

[fizzy]

Since having Covid last year I find cutting fluid (soluble oil)and WD40 sticks in my throat and makes me wheeze.
I was pretty rough last night even though I didn't use a lot.
I could wear my full face gasmask but it is rather restrictive.
Is there a safer kinder alternative?

 

[Rkweld]

I used to get this with tufcut, used to make me feel sick, so I use a soluble stuff that looks luminous yellow, much better though.

 

[My Old Landy]

I use Rocol RTD but it may not be suitable as it does smell a bit!

 

[brightspark]

I use Rocol RTD but it may not be suitable as it does smell a bit!

it smells nice and and lubricates well but getting a good cut on it does smoke so who knows

 

[Brad93]

You should have either LEV (extraction) or confine the cutting fluid, I.e. like a CNC machine.

 

[Rkweld]

Guys used to use tufcut {think thats ambersil) from an aerosol in the workshop, I hated it. Managed to get them away from aerosol as they haven't budgeted for extraction by the drills, mills and lathes. I will badger them more once the price of the new surface grinder's extraction isn't so fresh in their head!

 

[Ruffian]

Drilling I use paste,

Ct90 I think, works well and prefer it to fluids.
Only thing I use fluid for now is tapping/cutting threads.

 

[Agroshield]

A lot of the US YT machinists use AnchorLube. I think Doubleboost did a review on it somewhere. IIRC he might have commented that there was a typo. in the product name, with an initial 'W' missing. Another UK alternative might be Trefolex. In the real old days, they used to use soda water: the soda stopped corrosion and the water did the cooling.

 

[fizzy]

You should have either LEV (extraction) or confine the cutting fluid, I.e. like a CNC machine.

Not very practical for an old Colchester Triumph and a manual Bridgeport.

 

[hotponyshoes]

I know a couple of people that struggle on really damp or really dry days after having had covid so it might not actually be whatever you are using but the conditions that are giving you issues?

Some sort of foodsafe product might be worth a try?
Rocol do "foodlube", that works fine for drilling/tapping stainless. But it comes in an aerosol so it might actually be worse for you!
HMT do one called biolube or something. I actually had a face full of that stuff when I dropped a container with no side effects.

Possibly the best solution might be to look for a more comfortable mask?

 

[fizzy]

I know a couple of people that struggle on really damp or really dry days after having had covid so it might not actually be whatever you are using but the conditions that are giving you issues?

Some sort of foodsafe product might be worth a try?
Rocol do "foodlube", that works fine for drilling/tapping stainless. But it comes in an aerosol so it might actually be worse for you!
HMT do one called biolube or something. I actually had a face full of that stuff when I dropped a container with no side effects.

Possibly the best solution might be to look for a more comfortable mask?

I can't believe even WD40 sets me off now. Never used to.
No its not the weather.
The problem with normal masks is they always fog up the safety glasses.
Full face gasmask it will have to be I think but not easy doing fine work and gets rather warm.

 

[mtt.tr]

How about a lightweight powercap respirator, I've always been dust and chemical sensitive have to wear a mask or suffer flu like symptoms

 

[JonE]

I can't believe even WD40 sets me off now. Never used to.

Is not unheard of for people to develop Asthma post covid (or become susceptible to new triggers), you might just need to be prescribed an inhaler to nip it in the bud when it occurs?

Obvs it would be better to avoid the irritant in the first place if possible

 

[John Hale]

I use a 3M 6503 face mask and it doesn't fog up safety specs. I use it because I developed asthma likely due to MDF dust and a inadequate dust extraction system that I'm trying to get improved!

 

[Brad93]

You can develop occupational asthma from
Cutting oils.

When they become aerosolised from high pressure spray or vaporised from heat, it can have serious and dire long term consequences along with problems like contract dermatitis.

 

[Brad93]

Not very practical for an old Colchester Triumph and a manual Bridgeport.

It's not difficult. To set up a flexible arm and a small 230v Nedermann extraction unit on the wall.

 

[My Old Landy]

You can develop occupational asthma from
Cutting oils.

When they become aerosolised from high pressure spray or vaporised from heat, it can have serious and dire long term consequences along with problems like contract dermatitis.

Indeed, that is how I became a sufferer of this. I have to use gloves no matter what.

 

[Brad93]

These often come up for sale for a few hundred pounds.

 

[Brad93]

Indeed, that is how I became a sufferer of this. I have to use gloves no matter what.

Horrible condition, you wouldn't wish for anyone to have it.

 

[ukracer]

It's not difficult. To set up a flexible arm and a small 230v Nedermann extraction unit on the wall.

Where would you get a flexible arm?