Dribble Cooling on a lathe
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jun 26, 12:22*am, "Proctologically Violated©®"
wrote:
"Joseph Gwinn" wrote in message
Drops are OK, but a continuous true micro-stream would probably serve the
cause optimally.
Joe Gwinn
For parting I apply the cutting oil at the bottom of the groove with a
needle oiler bottle. It's inconvenient to do but gives good results
with a minimum of oil and no extra plumbing or air pollution. The rate
is perhaps a drop every 5 - 10 seconds and the chip carries almost all
of it away. I'm ambidextrous enough to hold the bottle in place with
one hand and feed evenly with the other, otherwise a grease gun needle
point on a hose might work.
I don't know that I'm that coordinated.
The dribbler does a drop every 5-10 seconds as well, but I don't know if
that's enough. This is the point of the thread about using a needle
tip. so a smaller volume can be delivered continuously.
Joe Gwinn
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