Subject: Wherefrom lard oil?

From: [email-masked] (Greg Lewis)
Date: 26 Jul 1996 10:18:59 -0700

Lard oil is often recommended as the cutting fluid of choice for steel
yet I don't see it in any catalog, and my friend who works for an
industrial supply company can't find a source. Is this just
supermarket lard? TIA

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From: Steve Wellcome <[email-masked]>
Date: 29 Jul 1996 14:52:16 GMT

I found some, about 15 years ago, at an old-time hardware store that
has since gone out of business.  I expect they'd had it sitting around
for a few decades before that.  It works pretty well for cutting threads,
but I think sulphur cutting oil is just as good.

These days, I doubt anybody uses lard oil for cutting fluid commercially 
anymore. Modern technology has come out with so many designer cutting
fluids, there's a custom compound for every job.

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From: Bob Frazier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 19:03:09 GMT

John Ingham wrote:
> 
> On 26 Jul 1996 10:18:59 -0700, [email-masked] (Greg Lewis)
> wrote:
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> >
> >supermarket lard?	As I went through the supermarket last night I picked up a pound 
of lard to test out at home. I mixed 1 cup lard with a half cup kerosene
with a little ATF for a lovely pink color. Tested by tapping deep holes
in aluminum, worked ok. A nice pastel blue for contrast would be ducky.
	Bob