Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: WD-40 and similar products

Well, I use it as a tapping solution when I work with aluminum....which is
all the time.

Oinkle Tom




dougrasmussen@... wrote:

> Tom,
>
> On a trivia program on the radio they said it meant "water
> displacement" formula number 40.
>
> BTW, we use WD40 as a cutting lubricant occasionally for small jobs
> in the lathe and mill where we don't want to use flood coolant. WD40
> smokes under heavy cuts. Some of the other brands of spray type
> penetrating lubricants we've used don't smoke ($tarrett's spray
> lubricant is one that I know doesn't smoke). As far as comparing the
> lubricating and penetrating qualities of the sprays, they all seem
> about the same to me. Lowest price is what makes WD40 attractive.
>
> Doug
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., roundrocktom@y... wrote:
> > I think the original WD-40 was for "Water Displacement 40:1".
> > I do not even remember where I heard that, perhaps from my
> > Dad (who passed away a few years back).
> >
> > These days it is simple to request a MSDS (Material Safety
> > Description Sheet) as it will list the contents.
> >
> > One product I really liked, but can not recall the name off,
> > was a heavy duty rust inhibitor. It left a brown waxy film,
> > but would hold up for YEARS when even left in the weather.
> > I found the LPS-3 Heavy-Duty rust inhibitor to be similiar
> > but not quite the same, as the "waxy stuff" would reflow
> > to cover a scratch.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tom Walter
> > Round Rock, TX
> >
>
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