Tapping compound

[oldbikedavey]

Can't beat the smell of it when threading conduit, still got a block of it.

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Melt it down , add a bit of anti-scuff paste, and you've got Linklyfe, or something very close to it....

 

[Onoff]

Proper cutting compound everytime for me! Rocol, Trefolex, Temaxol etc. They even do an environmentally friendly one now that's even coloured green!

 

[Onoff]

Tbh, at college, if we ran out of tallow we'd be sent to the corner shop and buy lard.

 

[Anguz]

Lard at the training center 40 years ago, but rocol rtd. 2 tins, 1 in each workshop, had them donkeys years. Warmed them up last year so the swarf dropped to the bottom

 

[Chippie]

Temaxol here ( I got 2 tins cheap from a show, gave one to my buddy..) .although we used Rocol when I was at ICI….

 

[Onoff]

Lard at the training center 40 years ago, but rocol rtd. 2 tins, 1 in each workshop, had them donkeys years. Warmed them up last year so the swarf dropped to the bottom

Do not warm the tins up on the hob to make all the swarf sink to the bottom. Don't be tempted to do it even when SWMBO is out shopping. Somehow they know!

 

[Anguz]

Do not warm the tins up on the hob to make all the swarf sink to the bottom. Don't be tempted to do it even when SWMBO is out shopping. Somehow they know!

i have a hotplate in the workshop.... but yes she would have smelt it.... bit like when i washed my kitcar sump in the dishwasher

 

[tigdlo]

Unless you are power tapping 100s of holes then anything "proper" will be fine. For hand tapping or tapping 10s of holes with a hand drill I can't tell the difference between CT-90 paste, Molyslip MCC or Rocol RTD, I have Molyslip MCC at home and used the other 2 at various jobs over the years. When I run out I'll buy the cheapest of the 3.

I use MCC for turning steel and drilling on the bench drill too. I don't use it for drilling on the lathe as I like to squirt oil into the bottom of the hole, on the bench drill it melts and runs down which it doesn't do in the lathe.

Definitely not overpriced grease and should be a noticable improvement over engine oil.

 

[Robotstar5]

Melt it down , add a bit of anti-scuff paste, and you've got Linklyfe, or something very close to it....

Still got my tin of Linklyfe, not that it's much use with todays chains, I do remember making sure mum was out before I boiled the chain on the cooker

 

[Kram]

The MSDS for Rocol says this

While the Molyslip stuff has no hazardous ingredients!? I suspect they have cheated with their documentation for the chlorinated version of tap plus.

I've tried a few different things, but that Tap Plus is without a doubt the best i've used. I mostly power tap in the mill or lathe and that stuff makes a significant difference. I was very skeptical of it until i tried it, but now i'm sold on it completely.

If you want a small pot of it to try out, PM me your address and i'll send you some.

That will be your review on amazon then.. by "Moose". Thanks for the offer, but I may aswell just buy a tub.

 

[not done it yet]

I have a half kg can of CT-90 as a cutting aid for threads. It will last me out, for sure. I also use CT-90 as a brush-applied cutting oil on lathe and mill. Not cheap but economical (cutters last longer, for a start).

 

[Erie Fred]

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I can't find the MSDS but IIRC it's basically soap with mica flakes in it.
Makes shiny threads on everything I have tried it on.

 

[Seadog]

The MSDS for Rocol says this
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While the Molyslip stuff has no hazardous ingredients!? I suspect they have cheated with their documentation for the chlorinated version of tap plus.


That will be your review on amazon then.. by "Moose". Thanks for the offer, but I may aswell just buy a tub.

That probably explains why I have to wear a mask when making heavy cuts using RTD.
The night vision goggles help, too

 

[not done it yet]

That probably explains why I have to wear a mask when making heavy cuts using RTD.
The night vision goggles help, too

He’s not likely to be taking such heavy cuts while tapping, methinks?

 

[Moose McAlpine]

That will be your review on amazon then.. by "Moose". Thanks for the offer, but I may aswell just buy a tub.

Guilty as charged.

 

[brightspark]

just remembered i got a gallon of rigid cutting oil for threading given its 40 quid for 5 ltrs

 

[pressbrake1]

just remembered i got a gallon of rigid cutting oil for threading given its 40 quid for 5 ltrs

That’s what I use , not a fan of the paste’s especially in this cold weather

 

[pressbrake1]

Anyone use tallow?

I use tallow on dead centres when grinding

 

[oldbikedavey]

Ambersil Tufcut is pretty good. Aerosol or liquid...

 

[Onoff]

Anything free I find is best.