[Land-speed] Cutting Oil

[Joe Timney]

My suggestion is use real cutting oil. I use Mobilmet Omnicron 
nonstaining multipurpose cutting oil. I buy it by the gallon from MSC. 
For small diameter drills, I use Elmer's Glue...don't laugh, it works!!!

A word of caution, don't use WD-40...it can catch fire!!!

Just my thoughts,
joe

Dick J wrote:
> Santa just made an early visit and dropped of a nice new drill press and set of bits.  She also warned me that I'd "better treat this one right".
>    
>   Anybody got any old family secrets for cutting oil to use with a drill press?  I've always used whatever was available:   WD-40, 3-in-1, auto transmission fluid, power steering fluid, left-over motor oil, etc, and these are probably not the greatest and best choices.
>    
>   DickJ
>   In East Texas