Changed my mind about coolant after a crash last Wednesday

I was running a Haas VF-2 last Wednesday and my coolant nozzle got knocked out of position during a tool change. It ended up flooding the chuck and the part, and I had to stop everything to clean it up. That mess convinced me to finally switch to a high-mist system instead of the flood coolant I've always used. Has anyone else made the switch and had better luck with part finish?

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wadew5128d ago

Huh, I never found mist systems to cut it on anything that needs real chip evacuation.

joel_clark3728d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah a THICK flood coolant is the only way to go for heavy chip loads.

lilya7627d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah man that mist stuff just don't push the chips out like a good flood does.