Quote Originally Posted by C-Bag View Post
I'm with you bobs409, that smoke is not good for the old lungs. I keep the garage door open when doing any kind of machining. Also have a small fan moving the air across the work.

I also read about lard. My new wonder lube is Fluidfilm. Got turned on to it by a guy who did machine reconditioning most of his life. It's lanolin based and non toxic. Not tried for machining yet but everything else I've tried it on has been amazing.
I have a gallon of their thick Fluidfilm and will have to try it out, I got it for rust protection and was ok not spectacular.