If you don't find what you are looking for try JOBAOIL, LS-10 a blended vegetable-non toxic-non allergic-biodegradable drill and machining lubricant...in paste consistency. My ten year old can of paste has a phone number on it, 1-800-828-5823, wonder if it still works! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Jacobs" <ask...@microlink.zm> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:25 AM Subject: RE: KR> Drilling Stainless
> I have (had) some stuff called "Boeing Lube". I am pretty sure it is > Boeing as in 737, 747, 777 etc. > > It looks like soap and melts about like candle wax. I heat up the drill > bit with a match - just enough to melt some onto the tip - works a treat > with any metal, particularly good with stainless - even at faster > speeds. > > I had a few guys get ready to heckle when I started drilling the holes > in the s/steel exhaust for the EGT probes (6) on my IO 540 - each hole > went through in seconds, but I melted on fresh lube each time. > > Wicked thing is that the Boeing Lube disappeared from the tool box > shortly after that - so if anyone locates a source in the US, please let > me know. > > The guy that gave it to me many years back said that it was also > available as a liquid, but pretty expensive. > > The results with slow speed and GO-JO hand cleaner are impressive - > worth remembering. > > Steve J > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
