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

Works well, drilled a bunch of holes in 1" 6061 aluminum today and it kept the bit cool and clean. Also worked well when tapping those same holes. Best part is you don't get any nasty smoke when drilling or milling steel like you do with oils or bad stuff like clear cut.

Seems to work very well for boring (with a hand drill) and tapping/cutting threads into 6061 aluminum blocks. It is kind of messy to work with, but it's water-based (and soluble, no oil), so it's still easier to clean up than an oil-based cutting fluid might be. I found that it didn't really smoke when I was using it, but I was going at low speeds. The bottle says that it's nontoxic according to OSHA standards, which is nice--I would definitely recommend checking whether it's safe to rinse this stuff down the drain, though! My only gripes are that if you're using this undiluted, you go through it pretty fast, (or maybe I was using too much and didn't know what I was doing), and if you don't clean it off your drill bit after using, the dried residue can be kind of annoying to clean off. Caveats of my review: I haven't done any comparisons of it against oil based cutting fluids in terms of the final results, though. It's kind of viscous, so the tailings do get mixed in with it as you work, but I guess the easiest way around that would be to dilute it with distilled water (depending on your application). I have no idea how well this stuff would work on a lathe or a mill.

The product works as intended. What more can you ask of a lube? Easy to clean up too!

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!

Drilled mild steel with no problem

Great product and Amazing delivery makes it so easy!

I purchased this to cut ceramic (Macor) with an Amazon mini table saw that was not designed or setup for use with flood coolant. It worked really well! No vapor or dust. I was able to use super thin diamond lapidary blade, so minimal waste from the cut and no scraped Macor! My little piece of 3in x 3in Macor was crazy expensive.

An EXCELLENT product for drilling stainless steel!! Makes a BIG DIFFERENCE!!!

So much nicer than using oil. So much easier to clean up. It's a liquid, but it doesn't spread all over the place. And it collects a decent amount of gunk shaving. Quick and easy to wipe off with a cloth.

Fantastic product

great metal machining lube

Excellent Seller, Fantastic Product, Excellent Value for money.. Excellent Packaging and Postage. Arrived in an excellent time frame. Have used this Anchorlube and it is excellent. Very Happy with both this product and seller. Recommend this Seller

Smells less carcinogenic than the other oils ive had the pleasure of smelling burn. Stays put on the drill bit very well, even after getting hot. Absolutely makes a difference.