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Unread 10-29-2006, 11:52 AM   #12
JFettig
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Willmar MN/Fargo ND
Posts: 504
Default Re: Cutting Oil as a coolant

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Originally Posted by ibmkg
Today someone who works with CNC machines told me that Cutting Oil takes away more heat as compared to water thanks to some chemicals added specifically for this job.
True and false, in that application it does really well because it has a wetting agent that gets in really close to the cutting edge. Any wetting agent will help a little in that application and marginally in water cooling.

that kind of coolant can be really good, prevents corrosion, nice and slippery but it can get nasty, real nasty! we once had a machine goo up, how and why we have never determined. The coolant turned to a thicker consistency than paint!

The coolant part might work well, but I don't know about the fuel pump.

Jon
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