|
Posted by Tim Leech on January 12, 2008, 3:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options
wrote:
>Tim Leech wrote:
>
>> I was doing this part of the job dry, partly as it's a fairly 'low
>> power' operation, partly because I haven't got the coolant up &
>> running on that lathe yet.
>> I have a handy can of neat cutting oil I could try, or swap to another
>> lathe with soluble coolant.
>
>
>It's probably snatching when the temp gets high enough. Doesn't take
>much with copper.
>
>High Sulphur Oil will also reduce any buildup on the tool edge. But
>will likely stain the material. Not a problem probably especially if
>you are annealing later on.
>
>Wayne.....
I've found that a bit of neatcutting oil dribbled from the can,
coupled with a bit of extra lapping on the tool, has worked wonders.
Much less burring at the end of a cut, too. ;-)
Thanks
Tim
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
> power' operation, partly because I haven't got the coolant up &
> running on that lathe yet.
> I have a handy can of neat cutting oil I could try, or swap to another
> lathe with soluble coolant.