Many moons ago, but sure we did experience some bad allergy reactions from cutting fluid. Some fluids are prone bacteria growth and if the system isn't cleaned regularly you may end up with a biohazard de luxe. Don't ask me how I know, but the sanitation of 25 machines sized workshop took a while....
Den tors 22 okt. 2020 kl 20:25 skrev Nicklas SB Karlsson <nk@nksb.online>: > In some oils there are PAHs polyaromatic hydrocarbons and these have > been linked to some forms of cancer > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon Then > reading about Creosot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creosote I found > there is difference in chemical properties between coal-tar and wood-tar > Creosot and I also expect difference in chemical properties between > mineral oil and vegetable oil. > > Expect food oil to be relatively harmless also then used as a cutting > fluid, no rust and does not freeze during winter. Maybe bacterial growth > might be a problem but in such case I could kill them by heating > regularly. Do not freeze during winter is an important future for me as > is now. > > > Den 2020-10-21 kl. 21:44, skrev marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk: > > On 2020-10-21 20:10, Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: > >> I learned cutting fluid could be unhealthy. Anyone here have any > >> experience? > >> > > I understand the problem has been that soluble cutting oil tends to > > drench the operator at waist level (on older machines which do not > > have total enclosures). That led to a noted connection between cancer > > and soluble oil. > > I don't know of any link between neat cutting oil and medical > > conditions, but it is an oil, so the usual hazards apply. > > > > I have serious reservations about the current fashion for atomised > > mist spray coolant, which I believe to be a real danger to the lungs > > and possibly the eyes, nose and mouth. I have not seen any medical > > studies on this, but atomised fluids of all sorts are generally a bad > > idea. > > Just my opinion. > > > > Marcus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
