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Gordon	19/01/2010 11:34:01
9 forum posts	Does anyone know of a supplier in Europe/UK that supplies Tap Magic or simialr lubricant for cutting tools? Thanks in advance Gordon
David Clark 1	19/01/2010 12:11:08
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There Arc Euro Trade do a range of cutting lubricants. regards David
Gordon	19/01/2010 13:58:45
9 forum posts	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 1	19/01/2010 14:32:27
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi Gordon www.arceurotrade.co.uk Under grease and advesives. I found it here. regards david
Gordon	19/01/2010 14:36:40
9 forum posts	Thanks David But which is equivalent to Tap Magic? Which wiuld you recomment to use for tapping and/or threading? Gordon
Niloch	19/01/2010 14:51:13
371 forum posts	It might be worth your while considering TREFOLEX. (Google for a supplier)
David Clark 1	19/01/2010 15:08:10
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There Both seem to work well. regards david
Steve Bell 1	19/01/2010 16:50:10
5 forum posts	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
mgj	19/01/2010 17:39:21
1017 forum posts 14 photos	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 1	19/01/2010 19:24:39
2319 forum posts 13 photos	Hi Gordon, do you mean "Tapmatic" cutting fluid by any chance? It was a slightly yellowish thin liquid. Tony
Nigel McBurney 1	19/01/2010 20:58:34
1101 forum posts 3 photos	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.
AndyB	18/04/2010 21:07:59
167 forum posts 7 photos	Hi all, Chronos do a range too: Edited By David Clark 1 on 19/04/2010 17:55:49
Terryd	19/04/2010 07:19:05
1946 forum posts 179 photos	Hi Frank, They're all fine for me the, postings are all as they should be!! Terry
Dave Tointon	19/04/2010 09:09:39
49 forum posts	Me too Frank
DMB	19/04/2010 09:38:38
1585 forum posts 1 photos	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.
DMB	19/04/2010 09:47:59
1585 forum posts 1 photos	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 Gain	19/04/2010 11:34:05
103 forum posts	Hi Moderator, Please move the adverts from the r/h side. They are obscuring the posts. Peter Gain.
wheeltapper	19/04/2010 11:45:30
424 forum posts 98 photos	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 1	19/04/2010 17:57:07
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There David has been away at the Myford show. Kelvin Barber is on holiday so a short wait was inevitable. regards David
wheeltapper	20/04/2010 16:43:27
424 forum posts 98 photos	How many goodies did you bring back Roy

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