Tap Magic

[GordonParticipant @gordon]

Does anyone know of a supplier in Europe/UK that supplies Tap Magic or simialr lubricant for cutting tools?

Thanks in advance

Gordon

[GordonParticipant @gordon]

Cutting Oil for machine tools

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

Arc Euro Trade do a range of cutting lubricants.

regards David

 

[GordonParticipant @gordon]

Thanks David but I can’t find anything on the Arc website or in their catalogue, tried to do a search but came up negative.

Gordon

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Gordon

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk

Under grease and advesives.

I found it here.

regards david

[GordonParticipant @gordon]

Thanks David

But which is equivalent to Tap Magic?

Which wiuld you recomment to use for tapping and/or threading?

Gordon

[NilochParticipant @niloch]

It might be worth your while considering TREFOLEX.  (Google for a supplier)

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

Both seem to work well.

regards david

 

[Steve Bell 1Participant @stevebell1]

Hi Gordon,

 

I use Templers Temaxol for tapping and seems to work well. Also recently have been using Castrol synthetic soluble oil and that gives good results for drilling and some turning jobs.

 

A Google search brings up quite a few suppliers of the Temaxol.

 

Steve

[mgjParticipant @mgj]

DHS tools do it. It seems very good.

 

The new clear ROCOL RTD is very good – less messy than either Trefolex or the dark brown RTD,

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Hi Gordon, do you mean “Tapmatic” cutting fluid by any chance? It was a slightly yellowish thin liquid.

 

Tony

[Nigel McBurney 1Participant @nigelmcburney1]

Hi  trefolex is good for most tapping,its very similar to the old method of using a mix of sulphur and tallow which was common during my apprenticeship 50 years ago , for very small taps the Rocol rtd paste is very good probably better than the liquid RTD. I do as I was taught ,when using 10 BA taps a drop of spit works wonders.  when tapping cast iron the old method was to use plain tallow.

[AndyBParticipant @andyb47186]

Hi all,

 

Chronos do a range too:

 

 

Edited By David Clark 1 on 19/04/2010 17:55:49

[TerrydParticipant @terryd72465]

Hi Frank,

 

They’re all fine for me the, postings are all as they should be!!

 

Terry

[Dave TointonParticipant @davetointon92281]

Me too Frank

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Right hand ads r obscuring the posts again.

I DO swear by Trefolex but I often use cleanoils from the kitchen especially rape seed.

Used once for say, chips, got a few bits in it so filter + store in small bottle – very good !

I usually use Trefolex for tapping/Dieing and a well – washed out washing up liquid squeezy bottle tospray drills. Have also used surface cleaning trigger bottles.

Both types deliver far too much and make awful mess so started using 2″ high squeezy bottle with fine spout, ex – hair colour (wifes!). Perfect!!

Have not tried other jollops listed above so cannot comment on their efficacy.

Have tried excess fish oil from small sardine tins and the like but tend to be smelly, goey generally unsatisfactory but do work.

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Sometime ago one of the trade stands at an exhibition was selling tapping jollop in small tubs as used by Trefolex but with no labels. It was the colour of LNER green paint and smelt different ot Tref. Stand holder assured me that labels had fallen off and it was definitely Tref. and it was new formula.  It was useless so binned it. Serves me right I suppose and I genuinely cannot remember who it was. Watch out if you are the guilty one reading this you toerag, because if I see that muck on sale again I`ll buy some and give it to Trading Standards and tell Tref.`s makers.

[Peter GainParticipant @petergain89847]

Hi Moderator,

Please move the adverts from the r/h side. They are obscuring the posts.

Peter  Gain.

[wheeltapperParticipant @wheeltapper]

Posted by Peter Gain on 19/04/2010 11:34:05:

Hi Moderator,

Please move the adverts from the r/h side. They are obscuring the posts.

Peter  Gain.

 

 

 It’s that long link for Chronos thats doing it, David normally edits those.

Roy

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

David has been away at the Myford show.

Kelvin Barber is on holiday so a short wait was inevitable.

regards David

 

[wheeltapperParticipant @wheeltapper]

How many goodies did you bring back

 

Roy

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

This is not a general problem

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Posted by Gordon on 19/01/2010 11:34:01:

Does anyone know of a supplier in Europe/UK that supplies Tap Magic or simialr lubricant for cutting tools?

 

http://www.tapmagic.com/

 

might help. There is a “Where to Buy” tab. They don’t explicitly say they have distributors in Europe but they do have a “contact us for the name of your nearest supplier”

 

Great stuff …. use it all the time.

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