Oiled graver or no oiled graver?

[alwayslearning2012]

When I took my basic class, Layne called us all around to observe him while he was cutting. He was cutting, stopped, and stuck his graver into a small container, and then continued cutting.

I asked him what he had just done. "it's cutting oil." He said.

Then it occurred to me...Ahhh....cutting oil. As in cutting metal.

That has never left my mind and I try to keep my graver oiled.

So how many of you out there, use cutting oil when your working?

Thanks in advance.

AL12

 

[SamW]

I have always used a graver lube. I can feel the difference between non-lubed and lubed but it is slight. Makes for a better cut and point survival.

 

[JJ Roberts]

I like Hoppe;s NO.9 gun bore cleaner as a graver lube Hoppe's is also good for lobe on drill & tapping. J.J.

 

[papart1]

When I took my basic class, Layne called us all around to observe him while he was cutting. He was cutting, stopped, and stuck his graver into a small container, and then continued cutting.

I asked him what he had just done. "it's cutting oil." He said.

Then it occurred to me...Ahhh....cutting oil. As in cutting metal.

That has never left my mind and I try to keep my graver oiled.

So how many of you out there, use cutting oil when your working?

Thanks in advance.

AL12

wintergreen oil

 

[monk]

baby oil, kerosene,3 in one, racquefratzium sulfate. they all work, more or less. sam got it right. if you develop a sense of the feel of what you're doing, there is a bit of difference. with the use of the power toys, i think the feel for the work gets lost in the vibration. the feel is most noticeable in push work.