Dave K2
Stainless
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2007
- Location
- Hertfordshire, England
Hi all,
I have a converted Bridgeport mill, i do a fair bit of aluminium on it but only every other week or two so it's intermittent use.
I currently run a FogBuster MQL system with a vegetable based oil (Aerolube) but due to my intermittent nature of use, the mill is now getting covered in a thick sticky gunk when the oil dries out. This gunk is a bugger to shift, it needs hot soapy water which is clearly no good for a mill table etc.
I can't run flood coolant as the mill is fully open and with the rate of use it would be rancid very quickly.
Is there ANY other option that i can use for CNC milling of aluminium with HSS tooling and intermittent use???
Obviously it must be lung-safe although there is very little over-spray when in use.
Thanks
Dave
I have a converted Bridgeport mill, i do a fair bit of aluminium on it but only every other week or two so it's intermittent use.
I currently run a FogBuster MQL system with a vegetable based oil (Aerolube) but due to my intermittent nature of use, the mill is now getting covered in a thick sticky gunk when the oil dries out. This gunk is a bugger to shift, it needs hot soapy water which is clearly no good for a mill table etc.
I can't run flood coolant as the mill is fully open and with the rate of use it would be rancid very quickly.
Is there ANY other option that i can use for CNC milling of aluminium with HSS tooling and intermittent use???
Obviously it must be lung-safe although there is very little over-spray when in use.
Thanks
Dave