Cooking spray-oil as a drill lube?

[uart]

I was assembling some flat pack shelving/storage for the wife today and I decided to add a couple of extra screws on something I thought could be a bit more secure. So I needed to drill a few small holes in some metal brackets.

I was in the kitchen and didn't have anything at hand for cutting fluid. Could have done it dry, but being a stickler for lube when cutting metal I grabbed the nearest thing handy, a spray can of Aldi home brand Canola Oil.

Actually I was surprised how well it worked. Foams up and sticks to the drill bit real nice. Anyway, definitely something you could use in a pinch, and it only costs about a third the price of a can of WD40

 

[geartow]

I think it may smell.bad as the oil is a vegable base and starts to spoil.

 

[uart]

I think it may smell.bad as the oil is a vegable base and starts to spoil.

Yeah, but it's easy enough to wipe off.

Oh, and did I mention that it's a good source of omega-3.

 

[GeorgeFromPa]

use it all the time... also works well as an anti splatter for welding and pressing bushings

 

[djjsr]

Why not spray your frying pan with WD40. May help to keep the eggs from sticking and relieve constipation.

 

[bcradio]

Good to hear. May use it if I get in a pinch.

Thanks OP

 

[NUTTSGT]

What do they say, necessity is the mother of invention. Well I guess in this case it's improvisation as you didn't have to walk back out to the garage.

 

[uart]

Well I guess in this case it's improvisation as you didn't have to walk back out to the garage.

Yeah that's right. It was just sitting there on the counter, so I thought I'd try it out for a laugh. I was honestly surprised that it worked as well as it did.

I've got some really messy stuff in the workshop that I could have gone and got, but I wasn't that keen to bring it into the kitchen anyway.

 

[G_P]

I usually use whatever oil/lubricant is handy when drilling metal away from my shop, but I've never thought to use cooking spray!

But like they say "If it looks stupid, but it works, its not stupid".

 

[RAYJAY]

candle wax or bar of soap ......

and wd40 for cutting fluid ..... no thank you

 

[Davefr]

For some reason there's no end to the special concoctions people use as metal cutting fluids. (Everything but the fluid specifically made for that purpose.)

My favorite is grease drippings from a freshly cooked goose.

 

[manwithtools]

and wd40 for cutting fluid ..... no thank you

Agree, unless it's aluminum drilling or milling. WD works pretty good for that.

 

[uart]

Agree, unless it's aluminum drilling or milling. WD works pretty good for that.

Yes, agreed here too. But my usual cutting fluid is black and messy and applied with a brush - I would have made more of a mess in the kitchen than was justified for the dozen or so 1/8" holes I was drilling. That's why if I had of gone to the workshop to get something it would have only been wd40 or "3 in 1" oil anyway. Even though neither of those is ideal they're better than nothing (as it turned out was the canola spray oil).

 

[zkling]

For some reason there's no end to the special concoctions people use as metal cutting fluids. (Everything but the fluid specifically made for that purpose.)

My favorite is grease drippings from a freshly cooked goose.

 

[monkeyspanners]

I tried using some refrigeration compressor poe oil once and couldn't get the drill to bite at all. Lesson learned!

 

[Empty Pockets]

Interesting, If I run out of 3 in 1 oil or WD40, i'll keep it in mind

 

[nine4gmc]

Why not spray your frying pan with WD40. May help to keep the eggs from sticking and relieve constipation.

Because it's 3x as expensive, did you not read?

 

[Richard Cranium]

lots of stuff has been used in a pinch. I have heard of people using bacon grease also

 

[laser3kw]

lard when working on stainless.

 

[stanleyoutdoors]

The entire Japanese war machine was built using coconut oil as machine lube

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