Anyone try Lubri-Cut cutting/drilling paste?
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alfadan
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Ive used similar products, mostly for drilling. They seem to work as well as anything else purposely made for metal cutting. Mildly irksome reapplying to a drill in a machine due to needing a stick or something and clearance issues.
I have tried it when drilling a bunch of holes in sheet metal, It worked well but didn't seem as good as my favorite, which also clings and can be used upside-down - https://www.amazon.com/Boelube-7030...erformance/dp/B0748F1P2W?tag=atomicindus08-20
dcoleman88
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Another vote for Boelube.
txvwnut
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Says made in the USA on the bottle(s). Probably but my experience with lubes and bandsaws is it coats the tires and makes the blade slip. Bacon grease should only be used for cooking as the smell might make you think of bacon and forget what you are doing which could lead to an injury. Then you are injured needing first aid and still wanting bacon.
Hohn
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Tap Magic gets me by.
tiredoldironworker
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We use bridge reamers a lot and use the paste wax style. My can is so old that I can't find a Mfg name. It stays on the reamers well and doesn't get flung off any where near as bad as cutting fluid.
Beerhippie
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The water-based part is one of the things I really like. A lot of brewing equipment doesn't much like being oily and the Anchorlube cleans up easily with water.I use this... Works great...
You can also thin it down with water. Being a cheap SOB, mine is currently 50-50 and still sticks just fine. Extra water = extra cooling.
The Anchorlube works great- I don't think I've ever used anything that has the same properties. I also use Tap Magic, and have used Oatey pipe threading oil, and just about everything else that's not too expensive, or hard to find, in the past. Years ago, I had a coworker come over to drill some parts in my drill press and he's using the Oatey oil that I have in a small, unmarked squirt can, and he knew exactly what it was because of the smell. "That's what we used to use in the fab shop I worked at 20 years ago..."
Project Farm did a test on cutting fluids but not sure if he tested the Anchorlube. But, IIRC, Tap Magic was at the top of his list.
Project Farm did a test on cutting fluids but not sure if he tested the Anchorlube. But, IIRC, Tap Magic was at the top of his list.
A lot of the contractors that I have worked for had us use Anchorlube.I use this... Works great...
I agree that it works and travels very well. It is much less messy than using some cutting fluid out of a threader…
My favorite, is Champion Brute Lube in the small white container. It is small enough to fit in the top tray of your tool box. It is, probably, the best option for my uses.
If there is a stash of the small screw on containers anywhere on a job site, I try to find one. The bigger container is a pain in the ***… too big to fit inside your hand box… and likely to be stolen off your cart by another shift.
The Anchorlube container is large enough that I would not want to put it in my hand box… so, it is also likely to be stolen off your cart by another shift. If you have a place to stash it, it works great and the dispenser works well.
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This is the stuff that I prefer in the container size that I prefer.
Here, at home, I have about 10 different kinds of drilling and tapping oils and fluids. I have one of those 1970’s lazy Susan’s with about 12 different kinds (including a couple specifically for aluminum) on it.
They are fine for in my garage.
The paste or wax kinds are much more convenient and less messy… and they are far less prone to leaking…
Here, at home, I have about 10 different kinds of drilling and tapping oils and fluids. I have one of those 1970’s lazy Susan’s with about 12 different kinds (including a couple specifically for aluminum) on it.
They are fine for in my garage.
The paste or wax kinds are much more convenient and less messy… and they are far less prone to leaking…
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it's too bad project farm didn't do cutting pastes and gels too.
Nobody-named-Olli
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I use a product called ”Akawax” from OPTA. Which looks like an oversized lipstick … Ideal for application to saw blades, oscillating multitool blades & taps. Works OK with drill bits. So yeah, user of “paste” consistency coolant here and would recommend. I don’t like it for use with step drill bits or when threading pipe, with the latter I prefer reg. coolant from a can so I can “flush”.
Kind regards,
Olli
Kind regards,
Olli
what about Norseman Vortex drill bits? or why not stepped bits? the massive size or no flutes?
seber
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Nothing and I mean nothing works as well as lard oil. I suspect bacon grease might be the same but thicker.
Edit: I googled it. Lard oil for cutting includes sulfur. So bacon grease is not the same.
Edit: I googled it. Lard oil for cutting includes sulfur. So bacon grease is not the same.
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If this was true, then we would've all been using lard oil for the last 40+ years. Obviously you know more than Tapmagic, and all these huge corporations with chemists and tribologists do- who could've been just selling renamed dyed/scented lard for inflated prices, instead of actual superior products.
Nobody-named-Olli
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Vortex/ Smart-Step point drill bits and the like are no problem from my experience, but I still think it works more along the line of “OK” than “great” for drilling. With the step drill bits it’s size/ waste of wax. But that is obviously a personal/ highly subjective choice/ observation & decision.
Kind regards,
Olli
Beerhippie
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And you're saying they're not?
seber
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We have been using it for over 100 years. It is still used in demanding applications in many machine shops. The reason it is not the most common is mess. When more modern cutting oils started being used, they were sold on the basis of less cleanup. They never claimed to do a better job.
Wyoming09
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Union-Butterfield seems to work pretty well for me.
Can certainly recommend CUT-IT drilling paste, contains extreme pressure additives and has been tested to destruction https://ttp-hard-drills.com/videos/cut-it-falex-test/?v=7885444af42e
Hohn
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Impressive test result.Can certainly recommend CUT-IT drilling paste, contains extreme pressure additives and has been tested to destruction https://ttp-hard-drills.com/videos/cut-it-falex-test/?v=7885444af42e
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