Talk:Cutting fluid

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I've removed "The oil and water are mixed with detergent to form a milky white fluid that takes many days to separate." as I've never come across this problem. It may have been a problem with some early mixtures however it is not a one now. --Graibeard 04:56, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Shouldn't this be called metalworking fluid?

Not all fluids are used for cutting (e.g. grinding, drilling, pressing). "Cutting fluid" is too specific for this article, as several processes are mentioned. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pdharrin (talk • contribs) .

I haven't heard of the term metalworking fluid. Cutting fluid, cutting compound (compound), coolant are the names I'm familiar with (from the industry in Australia). The operations you list are mostly cutting actions (grinding is a cutting action) although I agree that pressing is borderline, even though it often involves a trimming process. If the term metalworking fluid is one that is used in your locale then create the article and add a redirect to that page. See cutting compound as an example (inspect the heading closely). — Graibeard 07:24, 19 January 2006 (UTC)