Originally Posted by project5k  seems like a lot of work to me for something that i just dont see that much benifit to.. if you use more of a flood coolant system, it will carry off the chips, the mill could sit over a catch pan and you wouldnt have that much spray.. only what gets thrown up by the cutter itself.. if you keep the coolant moving as a fluid rather than atomizing it with a mister... seems it would be easier on the lungs... also, i wouldnt think that a shopvac would like to be left just running and running for hours... |
Interesting. I experienced EXACTLY the opposite!
IME, flood coolant is a PITA (expensive, cumbersome and messy) compared to mist.
The benefits of mist for the small number of items home machinists produce makes it the coolant of choice.
Simply being able to see the cutter position as it is machining the part is essential since most of my jobs are one-offs.
A "tool-proof" run is the only run made because I've usually only got one part to machine.
The mister keeps the chips blown away from me (sucked into the ShopVac) so I can closely monitor the cutting.
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