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My old shop foreman swore by flood coolant for everything, I finally ditched it after a job in Austin

I worked at a shop near Austin where the foreman insisted on flood coolant for every aluminum job. Three months ago I was milling 6061 and the coolant kept washing my chips away wrong, causing a finish issue. I tried turning it off and just using a mist system instead, face mill finish came out way better with less cleanup. Has anyone else had better luck dry cutting certain materials?
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henderson.oscar
Flood coolant and aluminum, a match made in hell (for surface finish).
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daniel474
daniel4742d ago
That "match made in hell" line is PERFECT honestly, it's like how people overcomplicate everything these days.
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