Metalworking Fluids

EASYCUT coolants, cutting oils, EDM dielectric and way oils – stocked in Canada and ordered online, no quote needed. For most shops it comes down to two coolants: PRO302 as the universal choice with top results on aluminum, and PRO399 when much of the work is brass, bronze or copper. Until December 31, selected sizes are on sale at up to 46 % off.

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EASYCUT PRO302 Universal Metalworking Coolant, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$1,935.29 excl. taxes

PRO302-55Made to order

EASYCUT PRO302 Universal Metalworking Coolant, 55 Gallon Drum

EASYCUT SYN291CO Fully Synthetic Metalworking Coolant for Carbide and Grinding, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$162.50 excl. taxes

CA$257.12

SYN291CO-5In stock

EASYCUT SYN291CO Fully Synthetic Metalworking Coolant for Carbide and Grinding, 5 Gallon Pail

Total discount 37%

EASYCUT VEG001 Ester-Based Metalworking Coolant, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$139.00 excl. taxes

CA$257.12

VEG001-5Running out of stock

EASYCUT VEG001 Ester-Based Metalworking Coolant, 5 Gallon Pail

Total discount 46%

EASYCUT NMO121 Cutting Oil ISO 12 for Light to Medium Machining, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$111.00 excl. taxes

CA$165.62

NMO121-5In stock

EASYCUT NMO121 Cutting Oil ISO 12 for Light to Medium Machining, 5 Gallon Pail

Total discount 33%

EASYCUT NMO361 Cutting Oil ISO 36 for Heavy-Duty Machining, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$126.00 excl. taxes

CA$187.71

NMO361-5In stock

EASYCUT NMO361 Cutting Oil ISO 36 for Heavy-Duty Machining, 5 Gallon Pail

Total discount 33%

EASYCUT WL220 Way Oil ISO 220 for Heavy-Duty Slideways, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$930.00 excl. taxes

CA$1,554.81

WL220-55Running out of stock

EASYCUT WL220 Way Oil ISO 220 for Heavy-Duty Slideways, 55 Gallon Drum

Total discount 40%

EASYCUT NMO241 Cutting Oil ISO 24 for Medium-Duty Machining, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$1,099.00 excl. taxes

CA$1,653.73

NMO241-55Running out of stock

EASYCUT NMO241 Cutting Oil ISO 24 for Medium-Duty Machining, 55 Gallon Drum

Total discount 34%

EASYCUT BASE201 Metalworking Coolant for Cast Iron and Steel, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$159.41 excl. taxes

BASE201-5In stock

EASYCUT BASE201 Metalworking Coolant for Cast Iron and Steel, 5 Gallon Pail

EASYCUT WL68 Way Oil ISO 68 for Slideways, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$180.07 excl. taxes

WL68-5Running out of stock

EASYCUT WL68 Way Oil ISO 68 for Slideways, 5 Gallon Pail

EASYCUT EDM601 Universal EDM Dielectric Oil, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$1,296.56 excl. taxes

EDM601-55Running out of stock

EASYCUT EDM601 Universal EDM Dielectric Oil, 55 Gallon Drum

EASYCUT UNI301 Metalworking Coolant for Steel and Stainless, 5 Gallon Pail

CA$183.30 excl. taxes

UNI301-5Made to order

EASYCUT UNI301 Metalworking Coolant for Steel and Stainless, 5 Gallon Pail

EASYCUT NHO051 Honing and Grinding Oil ISO 5, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$1,505.36 excl. taxes

NHO051-55Made to order

EASYCUT NHO051 Honing and Grinding Oil ISO 5, 55 Gallon Drum

EASYCUT EDM101 Synthetic EDM Dielectric Oil for Fine Finishing, 55 Gallon Drum

CA$1,752.61 excl. taxes

EDM101-55Made to order

EASYCUT EDM101 Synthetic EDM Dielectric Oil for Fine Finishing, 55 Gallon Drum

EASYCUT PRO399 Universal Metalworking Coolant incl. Yellow Metals, 270 Gallon Tote

CA$11,377.78 excl. taxes

PRO399-270Made to order

EASYCUT PRO399 Universal Metalworking Coolant incl. Yellow Metals, 270 Gallon Tote

HD32-5Archive

EASYCUT HD32 Hydraulic Oil ISO 32 (HLP), 5 Gallon Pail

ETAS4720NA-5Archive

EASYCUT ETAS4720NA Alkaline System Cleaner for CNC Coolant Tanks, 5 Gallon Pail

BVR301-5Archive

EASYCUT BVR301 Metalworking Coolant for Heavy Machining, 5 Gallon Pail

FORM121-5Archive

EASYCUT FORM121 Water-Miscible Forming Fluid for Stamping and Drawing, 5 Gallon Pail

Metalworking Fluids, Coolants & Cutting Oils

Metalworking fluids do three jobs at once — carry heat out of the cut, lubricate the contact between tool and workpiece, and flush chips away. How well they do each one is what decides tool life and surface finish, and the balance between them is what separates one fluid type from another.

This section covers the whole range: water-soluble coolants, neat cutting oils, EDM dielectric fluids, way and hydraulic oils, and the equipment that keeps them in working condition.

CNC Coolants — water-soluble cutting fluids
Cutting Oils — neat machining oils
EDM Fluids — dielectric liquids
Way Oils — slideway lubrication
Hydraulic Oils

The words get used loosely

Coolant, cutting fluid, metalworking fluid, soluble oil, machining oil, metal cutting fluid — different shops use different words, and some of them use the same word for different things.

The word that causes the most trouble is oil. Technically it means a neat oil with no water in it. In practice, plenty of shops across Canada call their water-soluble coolant "the oil" — the concentrate arrives as an oil, it looks like oil in the pail, and the name sticks. So "I need oil for the machine" can mean neat cutting oil, way oil, hydraulic oil, or the exact opposite of all three: a water-soluble coolant.

We hear all four. There is no way to tell from the word alone, which is why we ask what machine it goes in and what you are cutting rather than shipping what the sentence literally said. If you are not sure what your shop calls it either, that is normal — describe the job and we will name the product.

Underneath the vocabulary there is really only one question.

Water-based or neat oil: the first decision

Everything else follows from this one.

Water-soluble coolant — also called soluble oil, cutting coolant or water soluble cutting oil — is mostly water, so it takes heat away far better than oil does. That makes it the default for CNC milling and turning, where the cutting speed generates more heat than the operation needs lubrication. It also keeps the machine and the chips cleaner.

Neat cutting oil, sometimes called machining oil, gives up cooling to gain lubricity. It belongs where the metal is being pushed and torn rather than sheared quickly — threading, broaching, deep-hole drilling, heavy forming, and gummy material that welds itself to a cutting edge.

If the operation is fast and hot, use coolant. If it is slow and being dragged, use oil.

Coolant is a system, not a purchase

This is the part that gets skipped, and it is the reason two shops running the same coolant get different results.

A drum of concentrate is not the product — the mixed fluid in the machine is, and it changes every week. Concentration drifts as water evaporates and the mix gets carried out on chips. Tramp oil floats in from the ways. Bacteria arrive and the sump starts to smell on Monday morning. None of that is a fault of the fluid you bought.

Three things keep it under control, and none of them cost money:

Mix to the right concentration and check it. A refractometer takes ten seconds and tells you what the sump actually holds. Too weak and the fluid stops lubricating and starts growing bacteria; too rich wastes concentrate and irritates skin.
Watch the water. The mix is mostly water, so hard water changes how the concentrate behaves. This matters more in some places than others — it is a real variable, not a detail.
Get the tramp oil out. Way oil floating on the sump seals it from air and is what turns a manageable coolant into an anaerobic one.

Use the coolant calculator to work out what to add for a new fill or a top-up, and see our coolant articles for the detail — including mixing and water quality and the right way to top up.

Fluid management equipment

The hardware that does the maintenance work rather than leaving it to whoever remembers.

Oil Skimmers — remove tramp oil from the sump surface.
Mist Collectors — pull coolant mist out of the machine enclosure and the shop air.
Fluid Management Equipment — refractometers, mixers, pumps and the rest of the kit.

Fluids for specific operations

Some operations want a fluid built for them rather than a general one.

Bandsaw Cutting Fluid
Honing Oil
Gun Drill Oils
Carbide Grinding Coolant — for grinding carbide, cermet and ceramic

The carbide one is worth a note, because it is the least obvious. Tungsten carbide is held together by a cobalt binder, and the wrong coolant chemistry pulls that cobalt out of the surface during grinding. The tool looks ground, but the bond at the edge has been weakened and it does not last. A synthetic coolant made for carbide grinding is formulated to leave the binder alone — which is why tool rooms and regrind shops do not use their general-purpose mix for it.

Buying fluids from CNCmarket

We supply metalworking fluids in Canada under our own EASYCUT brand, in pail, drum and tote sizes. Prices and stock are on every product page and you can order online without waiting for a quote. Delivery is free across Alberta and we ship anywhere in Canada.

We also run our own machine shop in Calgary and run these fluids in our own machines. If you are trying to work out which one suits your materials, your machines and your water, tell us what you are cutting — that conversation is worth more than a spec sheet.

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