Anchorlube All-Purpose Metalworking Compound 8oz Jar - Water-Based Cutting Fluid for Drilling, Tapping, Sawing - Great on Stainless Steel | No Oil

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First of all, this stuff works. Greatly facilitates drilling in stainless steel. I'm sure it is equally effective with other metals. Not only does it make drilling faster, but it also keeps your drill bits shaper longer.But the best thing about it is that it is so much cleaner than the messy oil-based lubricants I've used in the past. Sure it can splatter a little or get on your hands but since it's water based, it just wipes right off. What a joy. I swear, in the past I sometimes did not use lubricant just because of the mess. No longer. Give this stuff a try. You'll love it!

My go-to cutting fluid for decades has been Tap Magic Extreme which works very well. However, it does have some somewhat toxic chemicals in it and is pretty messy to use, especially with drill bits and hole saws since they fling the oil all over, which stains many surfaces and is a pain to clean up. Also, a solvent is needed to clean up the oil.I saw several YouTube machinists I follow have switched to using Anchorlube so i bought a bottle to try out. I didn't notice any significant difference when manually tapping holes but clean up was easy with soap and water with no need for solvents. Also, the Anchorlube, being a light paste, didn't run like Tap Magic would.Where anchor lube really shined for me was when drilling in aluminum. It seemed a little more effective than Tap Magic preventing chips from fusing to the drill bits but the big difference was it didn't get flung nearly as much as Tap Magic would have been. Again, clean up was much easier.The only place Tap Magic was superior to Anchorlube was when using it to keep files from getting loaded up when filing aluminum. I could use an aerosol solvent, such as contact or electrical cleaner, to quickly clean up the file but the Anchorlube had to be cleaned with soap and water and a wire brush since it is stickier.

Works great. Clean tools after use to prevent rust.

Absolutely amazing cutting fluid. I found it more effective than petroleum based fluids without the oily mess. Very surprised and very satisfied.

Works well only draw back is it covers your center mark so apply once the drill is in position

This stuff works and saves drill bits

Works awesome .. will buy more