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I'm building a knife, and am hitting some snags with the drilling. I know I should be using clearly labeled cutting oil/fluid, but nobody, and I literally mean nobody, around where I live carries any cutting oil or drill oil.
I would buy online, but my time is limited and I can't afford to wait for the mail.
I tried using chainsaw bar oil, but it has a tendancy to sizzle and smoke away too quickly and it doesn't keep my metal cool(the drill seems fine, but the heat of the metal deforms and all hell breaks loose). Now I'm afraid to use anything that isn't clearly labeled "cutting fluid" because it might not be up to the job. I've got a very limited amount of supplies, and can't afford to screw up.
Please throw suggestions at me that are acceptable. Anything.
I would buy online, but my time is limited and I can't afford to wait for the mail.
I tried using chainsaw bar oil, but it has a tendancy to sizzle and smoke away too quickly and it doesn't keep my metal cool(the drill seems fine, but the heat of the metal deforms and all hell breaks loose). Now I'm afraid to use anything that isn't clearly labeled "cutting fluid" because it might not be up to the job. I've got a very limited amount of supplies, and can't afford to screw up.
Please throw suggestions at me that are acceptable. Anything.
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