Flood coolant and chip control

[TCSmith]

I had a few minutes to play with the lathe. I have been thinking about getting the flood coolant up and running lately.
One big issue I had was no back splash (pretty sure that is not what it's called). The 3 phase pump was no bueno and no piping came with the lathe.
Ordered and received a small 220 single phase coolant pump.
Turned a spacer to get the pump off the bottom of the tank.
Ordered and waiting on some loc line parts
Pulled some 16ga out of the shed and got to beating it into a shape I don't mind.
Plumbing and some other additions still to come

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[Mitch Alsup]

That lathe is FAR too clean !!

 

[erikmannie]

I have had good luck using Mobilmet 766 Neat Cutting Fluid. It is an oil so you don’t get the stink of old, soluble CF.

Who wants to switch out their CF every few months? Certainly not me. Plus I didn’t have to buy a refractometer.

 

[erikmannie]

That lathe is FAR too clean !!

We’ll see how clean it is after he gets the CF going LOL.

 

[ddickey]

Plus you don't have to ever worry about rust.

 

[Video_man]

I used the coolant system on my lathe. Once. Just once. It gets everywhere, in the chuck, in the ways, under the crosslide, in your face....even a small dribble gets tossed around to be more trouble than it's worth, IMHO. Like it on the mill and horizontal saw.

 

[nnam]

I used water once on a drill press to drill stainless tubings. It worked very well and kept my drill bit from going dull after many drills. It definitely causes surface rust later though. I like it alot because my body doesn't tolerate any chemicals at all.

 

[Janderso]

I’ve used the kool-mist on my mill a few times. It’s great for clearing chips and keeping things cool and lubricated.
Yep, makes a mess.
My lathe is set up for flood coolant. Never used it, yet.
I can see the coolant in the chuck, on the ceiling, on my self and everywhere it can sling.

 

[erikmannie]

I regularly use the flood coolant system on my lathe. At RPMs over 72 or so, I turn off the spigot when the cutting tool gets close to the chuck. Still messy, but not as messy as CF on rotating chuck jaws.

I often work on large diameter pipe which extends over the ways, so a lot of the CF drains on to the floor. I wonder if anybody ever puts something on the floor (e.g. a cookie sheet or towel) in order to help contain the mess.

 

[ddickey]

I'm going to try denatured alcohol soon.