Straight cutting oil as diesel fuel?

Hi there, I was wondering, can straight cutting oil (for precision machining) be used as diesel fuel?

I bought out a liquidation that included 17 55-gal drums of the stuff and if it can be used as diesel fuel, I figured I'd put it up in the classifieds here or ebay motors or something. If it can't, I'd sure like to know before posting.

I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Michael


PS. if it can be used as diesel fuel, are the classifieds on this site the right place to advertise? Are their other places that are more appropriate?

 

Sure.

Do you have any idea about my question? Or if not, do you know who would know?

 

What type of specifics would be helpful for you?

This is very high grade stuff, made to lubricate precision cutting instruments, like the ones used to make surgical screws.

It would be great if I could sell it as straight cutting oil, because 55-gal drums go for between $400 - $1,000 each. But when I spoke with someone in the industry, he said that since the entire focus of that industry is precision, people like to use exactly what they always use, lots of customized formulas, and even if I offered a great deal, people wouldn't want to take any kind of risk. He said if this is used to make a screw that's going to go inside your mother's knee, you want absolute certainty—and I can see his point.

So it seems selling it as cutting oil is out, but I'd like to know what type of information I'd need to know if it could be used as diesel fuel.

 

It sure does help. Thank you very much.