Cimglide 220 slideway oil

[Mike Burch]

Really? My English dictionaries (Oxford and Collins) both give vice as the preferred spelling, with vise as the US version. Funk & Wagnall (my...

[Mike Burch]

17/64" (6.75mm) is an acceptable but not preferred drill size for M8x1.25. Preferred size is 6.9mm, and for cast iron I would use a 7.0mm drill.

[Mike Burch]

Concrete is indeed a cheap way of making a counterweight, but it's only a fifth the density of lead. (2.2 vs 11.4), so you'd need five times the volume...

[Mike Burch]

Welcome to the site!

As a former Sieg lathe owner, I have no complaints. Obviously, you get what you pay for.

There's a 2017...

[Mike Burch]

Sarge, I tried it with a magnet, and there was no attraction that I could see or feel. I guess the reference to "iron" in the agent's response...

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Sparky, thanks for the thought, but I don't think molybdenum disulphide comes out of solution, does it?

Dian, it's the only way oil I've...

[Mike Burch]

Does anyone have any experience (good, bad or indifferent) with Cimglide 220 slideway oil?

I bought 5 litres of it about two years ago, and...