Quench oil, McMaster-Carr

[Todd Robbins]

Anybody use McMaster-Carr's slow quench oil? I just got some and was wondering what temperature to warm it to for best results. I'll be using it for O-1 and 52100 now, maybe some L-6 in the future.

Any other comments about this oil would be most welcome, as well. The price sure was right ($14.44/gallon), and I got it the next day! Talk about fast shipping! They also have the lowest prices on precision ground O-1 I've seen anywhere- around 20% cheaper than the nearest competitor (Fastenal).

 

[Wade Jones]

Seems most people are going 120° on the McMaster Carr, from what I've been able to gleen.

 

[Todd Robbins]

Thanks, Wade, for the reply. Will try 120 and see how it works. It's not as thick as I would have thought for a slow quench oil, so that'll probably work fine.