Diamond saw lubricant - UK

Hi Doug

Baby oil is my choice for a saw under 12 inches. I personally use water in
my trim saw and baby oil in my 12" slabber.
Doug

Well - that's a thought!
I phoned my local engineering sundries place - who have both water-mixed
coolant and straight cutting oil - the water-mix was more expensive, but I
guess it'll go further. OTOH, the oil-based stuff won't rust my saw blade...

Thanks for the suggestion re baby oil - wonder what's in it, chemically...?

Regards
Adrian
Suffolk UK

HI
Thanks for the reply...

Well - that's a thought!
I phoned my local engineering sundries place - who have both water-mixed
coolant and straight cutting oil - the water-mix was more expensive, but I
guess it'll go further. OTOH, the oil-based stuff won't rust my saw blade...

Thanks for the suggestion re baby oil - wonder what's in it, chemically...?

Regards
Adrian
Suffolk UK

I've always used water for the stones that I cut and it works well for *my*
needs. Keep in mind using oil to cut some stones would ruin the stone,
turquoise for example. It's awfully hard to go oil free after using oil.

I had wondered about 'porous' stones & oil - and the possibility that
the oil might contaminate the stones. For starters I've got a bag of
quartzes and agates - so that's not going to be a problem g.

So you use 'straight' water, no additives..?
No problems with the saw-blade rusting ? - or do you drain the saw
after each use ?

Thanks again
Adrian
Suffolk UK

I had wondered about 'porous' stones & oil - and the possibility that
the oil might contaminate the stones. For starters I've got a bag of
quartzes and agates - so that's not going to be a problem g.

So you use 'straight' water, no additives..?
No problems with the saw-blade rusting ? - or do you drain the saw
after each use ?

I use straight water with no additives. My blade doesn't rust at all (and I
live in Florida where everything rusts). I don't drain the saw either. My saw
body appears to be made out of aluminum and when the blade was new, it looked
to be made out of copper, though it doesn't turn green like copper (maybe
plated?). As I said earlier, my main reason for not using oil would be the fact
that once you go that route, going oil free would be hard if not impossible.

Hi

I use straight water with no additives. My blade doesn't rust at all (and I
live in Florida where everything rusts). I don't drain the saw either. My saw
body appears to be made out of aluminum and when the blade was new, it looked
to be made out of copper, though it doesn't turn green like copper (maybe
plated?). As I said earlier, my main reason for not using oil would be the fact
that once you go that route, going oil free would be hard if not impossible.

Thanks for the info.
OK - I'll give straight water a try - I have a couple of saw blades,
one is a thin one which is copper-coloured, the other (thicker) loooks
more like steel (but is a 5/8" arbour whereas the saw is 1/2")...

I'll have a play - and see how I get on.

Thanks again
Adrian
Suffolk UK