Grizzly G0664 owner manual Cutting Fluid Tips

Cutting Fluid Tips

POISON & BIOLOGICAL HAZARD! Use the proper

personal protection equipment when handling cutting fluid and dispose by following federal, state, and fluid manufacturer requirements to properly dispose of cutting fluid.

While simple in concept and function, many issues must be taken into account to find and use the correct cutting fluid. For example, you must consider the workpiece type and hardness, its shape, the blade feed rate, blade TPI, the tooth type, and blade type, and cutting speed. Always follow all product warnings and contact the fluid manufacturer for unanswered questions.

G0664 Heavy Duty Metal-Cutting Bandsaw

Use the selections below to choose the appro- priate cutting fluids:

•For cutting low alloy, low carbon, and gen- eral-purpose category metals with a bi-metal blade—­use a water soluble cutting fluid.

•For cutting stainless steels, high carbon, and high alloy metals, brass, copper and mild steels—use "Neat Cutting Oil" (commonly undiluted mineral oils) that have extreme pressure additives (EP additives).

•For cutting cast iron, cutting fluid is not rec- ommended.

Remember: Too much flow at the cutting fluid nozzle will make a mess and can make the work area unsafe; and not enough fluid at the cut will overheat the blade, causing the blade teeth to load up and break.

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