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oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:22 am
by Norrback
What oil should I use when reaming bronze guides with carbide reamers?
/Andre'
Re: oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:53 am
by uncle paul
A mineral based cutting oil will work fine. Products like "Tap Magic" will work as well if your only doing a few guides.
Stay away from any cutting oil that contains Sulfur or Clorine as they will turn, copper, brass or bronze alloys black.
Re: oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:53 am
by Norrback
ok.
Any other recomendations or tips/tricks when reaming soft materials like bronze?
/Andre'
Re: oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:51 am
by CHT
don't push on it, let the tool do the work
Re: oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:07 pm
by mccycle
Goodson has some specialty lube for bronze reaming ,altho their av&v guides are magenese bronze and there a tuff alloy,Its quite pricey if I recall ,but seems to work well. Most newer bronze guides are different alloys then the older softer bronze guides,but I know not to use your reamers on the bronze, if you formally used them on cast guides. Mike
Re: oil when reaming bronze valve guides with carbide reamers
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:51 pm
by nickmckinney
The Goodson oil smells like regular motor oil, is red like tranny fluid, and is priced like its made from gold. However since I have gone over 3000 bronze guides per AV&V reamer now I will leave well enough alone and keep using it myself. I have never seen another system cut guides so good and so fast.