On Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:29 -0500, Ignoramus17710
wrote:

I am trying to finish up some unfinished business with my Clausing
6913 lathe. This is my question #1. Do I really need to set up a
coolant system on it? I have plenty of parts and bits for it, it will
not cost much, but I question its necessity. This is just for shop use
to fix stuff up, not for production.

thanks

Iggy, in days of yore, back when most machinists were using HSS tool
bits coolant was very seldom used.. I was at the U.S. Air Force's
experimental base at Edwards AFB, California, and none of their
machines, other then a surface grinder or two,even had a coolant
system installed.

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Cheers,

John B.