Re: machining copper (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 23:25:55 -0600
From: Gerry Reynolds <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
To: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: machining copper

Hi Ed, 

What do you recommend for brass? drills, taps, and dies.

Gerry R.

> Original poster: Edward Wingate <ewing7-at-rochester.rr-dot-com> 
> > 
> Just like using "Crisco" shortening for tapping. Some of the old school
> toolmakers I trained with swore by it.
> 
> There are a number of modern cutting/tapping fluids that work much
> better than any of the old school favorites. "Tap Magic" is just one of
> them and works great on just about any metal known to man, including
> copper. In a pinch, plain old WD-40 works well on the softer metals too.
> Just like many other things, cutting fluid chemistry has come a long way
> in just the past 10 years.
> 
> Ed Wingate RATCB
> 
>