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bogstandard:
Just to add a bit to what I said the other day.

I too used to mix my own ali fluid up, from white spirits with a bit of light oil, also I use WD40 as an alternative. At one time it was kerosene (paraffin) that was always recommended.

You can use almost anything to keep the tool cool and lubricated, even plain water, and over the years all sorts of home brewed concoctions have been available.

It is in fact a product that is under continual research and development, all geared towards getting the best life out of tooling and superior finishes on materials.

You only have to have a quick search and you get all sorts of results.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_fluid

http://www.mfg.mtu.edu/testbeds/cfest/fluid.html#cfapp_name

http://www.iwrc.org/downloads/pdf/cuttingFluid03.pdf


But one thing you have to remember, we are doing it for ourselves, not for production. So what suits you will be just fine. Maybe just fine tuning a little on your technique, and what you use, will get you to exactly the place you want to be.

Bogs

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