Hardinge miller cutting fluid

The cutting oil of of the owner's choice. Leigh@MarMachine

Oil

Gunner

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Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls. Keyton

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 07:29:23 GMT, Gunner brought forth from the murky depths:

cutting, 30w non-detergent, 3-in-1, Marvel Mystery, Castrol GTX 20w40, 80w hypoid, castor, olive, or expeller-pressed organic canola?

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Anything thin enough for the coolant pump to suck up and spit out

Hardinge recommends against using any water based cutting fluids in their manual machines. In fact, I understand it voids the warranty on new machines, according to the sticker on the headstock

Consider this..that Hardinge machines didnt use sealed bearings for the most part, depending on a bit of that oil to help keep things lubed, there was not much in the way of water based coolants in those days, and the machines were not designed to keep water out of the places it shouldnt go.

Gunner

"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone. I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout" Unknown Usnet Poster

Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls. Keyton

OK. What cutting oil (non water soluable) have you used and will recommend. I want to buy a gallon probably from MSC to test.

Thanks again,

Gary Repesh

I just bought a Little Giant pump for my Hardinge miller. I hope this weekend to be able to install it and try it out. I'm going to try some experiments with ATF and TapMagic, probably starting with a 5:1 mix ratio. One of my considerations will be to get as little smoking as possible. I don't need the others in the house complaining about the smell.

When I have some results I'll post about them here.

Mobile Omnicron is all I use.