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ibmkg · 10-12-2006, 05:24 PM

This sounds silly but I am about to use Cutting Oil instead of water and coolant mixture in my rig.

In case some of you do not know (or forgot), Cutting Oil is usually found in CNC machines which help to clean and cool the part on which the operation (cutting/ modifying) is done. It has a black color and gets white like milk when added with water. The OIL-Water ratio is 1:2.

Why cutting oil? Will incase you people did not check out my last post, I am using a car's fuel pump for a 'water pump'. If I use plain water and coolant, the pump gets jammed and burns out within 24hrs of use.

With cutting oil, I have tested it to run 48hrs straight with no visible problems. I am still testing it.

I need opinions. Please do reply.

10-12-2006, 05:24 PM	#1
ibmkg Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 129	Cutting Oil as a coolant This sounds silly but I am about to use Cutting Oil instead of water and coolant mixture in my rig. In case some of you do not know (or forgot), Cutting Oil is usually found in CNC machines which help to clean and cool the part on which the operation (cutting/ modifying) is done. It has a black color and gets white like milk when added with water. The OIL-Water ratio is 1:2. Why cutting oil? Will incase you people did not check out my last post, I am using a car's fuel pump for a 'water pump'. If I use plain water and coolant, the pump gets jammed and burns out within 24hrs of use. With cutting oil, I have tested it to run 48hrs straight with no visible problems. I am still testing it. I need opinions. Please do reply.