On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:00:30 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

In article ,
Ignoramus20157 wrote:

On 2009-07-05, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
I've seen these guards, which are intended to satisfy OSHA, don't
mention their performance as a splash shield, and cost $200 to $300.

I bought mine on ebay for much less than that, very well worth the money.
It was $45, IIRC.

That's better! What kind?


And yes..I use Full Flood cooling whenever the lathe is cutting anything
besides brass and plastic. Good old fashion nasty high sulphur cutting
oil is in each of my lathes. And I dont every have any problems with
burning out inserts bits etc etc.

I thought of oil, but didn't like the fire hazard in my basement, so I
went to soluble oil. I would guess that oil is less prone to being
flung, but makes a bigger mess when it does.

I was testing parting off with dribble to flood today. Running in
reverse with upsidedown 2mm sgih blade under power feed, I was being too
stingy and/or missing the little slot with the coolant, and the 1018
steel wadded up and broke the carbide tooth with a bang.

Next time, new tooth and far more coolant, no problem. But blue stuff
everywhere.

Joe Gwinn


Sometimes you just have to do it right the first time, and clean up
afterwards.

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in
liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support
to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that
would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked
passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us
today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement,
reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit
the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno