Does evaporated milk for drilling stainless steel really help?
Does evaporated milk for drilling stainless steel really help?
Water has virtually zero lubricating property on human skin. Don't ask me how I know.It's liquid, it's thick so it sicks to the bit, it has fat so it has at least slightly more lube properties than water.
Water has virtually zero lubricating property on human skin.
I'm just usually not next to my kitchen when I have to drill stainless:happyno:It's liquid, it's thick so it sicks to the bit, it has fat so it has at least slightly more lube properties than water.
Disadvantage: it will burn at low temp and create a real mess, it will stink, it will spoil if not cleaned off and it will be difficult to clean off if burned, which WILL happen.
Advantage: it's in the cupboard when you run out of proper cutting fluid, and it's likely cheaper, as long as you don't value your time trying to clean off the burned milk.
I've used liquid hand soap when I run out of cutting fluid. The industrial stuff like Zep and Goop worked good (just make sure it's not the type with pumice), the home stuff, not so much.
You are mistaken, but decorum prevents me from elaborating.Then you must be doing it wrong.
Does evaporated milk for drilling stainless steel really help?
Well if you are working in a dairy plant there is a lot of stainless to work with, if they happen to make evaporated milk there then it is readily available.I've often wondered where/how these "remedies" evolved? Hmmm....I need to drill some stainless and am out of cutting oil, let's see what's in the cupboard....or I have a coolant leak in my '73 Impala, let's pour some black pepper in the radiator. Is there a book of mechanical fixes with kitchen condiments?
Look at a speed and feed table, the larger the bit the slower the RPM's. Good luck.
That is the most important thing, and there are many out there that don't have a clue at all. What you do get away with on mild steel makes life a lot harder if you do it with stainless.
Water has virtually zero lubricating property on human skin. Don't ask me how I know.
That orange stuff with the pumice bits in it is right out!Hmmm. GoJo's not the greatest either, and don't ask me how I know that! Does have a pleasant orange aroma though