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I have heard that about anchor lube and also had it happen with Rapid Tap on my lathes (1340GT, ERL1340), I make it a point to clean them up as soon as I am done. The stains seem to penetrate the the cast iron, mine did not go away with cleaning and light Scotch Brite. There are a number of issues reported with these cutting fluids:
Drill Lube caution...
This ultra lube super pressure drilling lube is some of the best working stuff that you can buy... But the fumes or out gases that comes from drilling can mess up your tools. I had most of this rust cleaned off before I thought of taking a picture to show what damage can happen. I only used this...
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Stains on lathe ways, what's causing this??
I've been having staining problem on my cyclematic(hlv-h copy). I'm not sure what may be causing this so here's what I use or used on it. Maybe a combination of them is the problem? The stain in the picture is right where the carriage sits 90% of the time. Although a stain doesn't bother me...
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