Tapping compound

[pressbrake1]

That's a bargain based on current prices for a 500gm tin

I’d use that in five years or less but I don’t think I’ve got five years in me!

 

[Brad93]

I reckon i've only for about 750ml left. Wasn't full when i bought it but you can imagine i handed over the £20 pretty sharpish!

 

[Kram]

I saw some cutting fluid cheap and have ordered several 500ml bottles, cant find any description of it but one review suggests its for metal cutting so I hope to find out later. I know they make polishes so sods law it will be some kind of polishing fluid

 

[Kram]

It arrived and is the dirty smelly brown coloured liquid that I expect good cutting fluid to be.
Have not tried it yet so quality is unknown..

Autosol Simlube SP1 Cutting Liquid 500ML £1.79

From here

https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/power-transmission-and-flow-control/cutting-tapping-and-grinding-fluids/simlube-sp1-cutting-liquid-500ml/p/ZT1028030P

 

[fizzy]

It arrived and is the dirty smelly brown coloured liquid that I expect good cutting fluid to be.
Have not tried it yet so quality is unknown..

Autosol Simlube SP1 Cutting Liquid 500ML £1.79
View attachment 441728

From here

https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/power-transmission-and-flow-control/cutting-tapping-and-grinding-fluids/simlube-sp1-cutting-liquid-500ml/p/ZT1028030P

Just ordered a few - your bargains cost me a fortune - keep them coming

 

[ukracer]

Just ordered a few - your bargains cost me a fortune - keep them coming

Snap...lol

 

[8ob]

In the absence of the proper gear anything seems to work

Bob

 

[brightspark]

In the absence of the proper gear anything seems to work

Bob

to an extent

 

[Beanwood]

It arrived and is the dirty smelly brown coloured liquid that I expect good cutting fluid to be.
Have not tried it yet so quality is unknown..

Autosol Simlube SP1 Cutting Liquid 500ML £1.79
View attachment 441728

From here

https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/power-transmission-and-flow-control/cutting-tapping-and-grinding-fluids/simlube-sp1-cutting-liquid-500ml/p/ZT1028030P

@fizzy @ukracer @Kram - Did it work ok ? Just putting in a Zoro order so topping up for P+P purposes....

 

[fizzy]

@fizzy @ukracer @Kram - Did it work ok ? Just putting in a Zoro order so topping up for P+P purposes....

Yes works very well. Disgusting stuff of course - bottle gets very greasy very quickly but certainly fine for most purposes. I have used it for parting off when I have been too lazy to make up a fresh solution of soluble cutting fluid. Works fine for that as well. Absolute bargain. I prefer CT90 but the price difference is vast!

 

[Beanwood]

Yes works very well. Disgusting stuff of course - bottle gets very greasy very quickly but certainly fine for most purposes. I have used it for parting off when I have been too lazy to make up a fresh solution of soluble cutting fluid. Works fine for that as well. Absolute bargain. I prefer CT90 but the price difference is vast!

Thanks - I have a bottle on the way.
How do you make up soluble cutting fluid?

 

[Kram]

Yes it works well. I have decanted into a much smaller hand sanitiser bottle. Price has gone up but still great, it lasts a very long time.

 

[fizzy]

Thanks - I have a bottle on the way.
How do you make up soluble cutting fluid?

Soluble cutting fluid is mixed with water. Usually at 5 to 10%. Used as flood coolant. Makes a white milky solution. Normally used for machining. Great for drilling. I use it with my mag drill as well. Also when parting off.

 

[ukracer]

@fizzy @ukracer @Kram - Did it work ok ? Just putting in a Zoro order so topping up for P+P purposes....

Not had time to get in workshop to.use it yet. Sorry.

 

[oldbikedavey]

Beeswax is remarkably good , and I can confirm that.
Every time I use the stuff, it gives me a proper buzz.

 

[Onoff]

Beeswax is remarkably good

What do they sting you for that nowadays then?

 

[Beanwood]

Beeswax is remarkably good , and I can confirm that.
Every time I use the stuff, it gives me a proper buzz.

Do you mix it with anything - I have LOADS of it in various states from my beekeeping days.

 

[brightspark]

Do you mix it with anything - I have LOADS of it in various states from my beekeeping days.

i thin rocol cutting compound down to a liquid using turps

 

[Beanwood]

i thin rocol cutting compound down to a liquid using turps

Isn’t that quite flammable given the heat

 

[brightspark]

Isn’t that quite flammable given the heat

cant say its a problem . if using big drills and cutters it can smoke a bit but so does the rocol used without thinning no diffrence using just oil it can get flamable if in a large amount with an ignition source