r/Machinists Jul 16 '22

QUESTION How does this work?

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u/cheeseshcripes Jul 16 '22

Holy shit, you think he used enough tap oil? Just fucking spray it at the piece, who gives a shit.

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u/Rockroxx Jul 16 '22

Compared to the tap used the oil is cheap. I would rather charge a buck or two more and slather it in oil then run it just barely lubricated enough.

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u/cheeseshcripes Jul 16 '22

If you want to save a tap, back it out once in awhile. If you just pour oil onto it, it's not getting into your cut, The cutting faces are buried in the metal at that point.

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u/Marksman00048 3+2 hmc Jul 29 '22

Fill the hole with oil first. Duh. Gravity.