Chose flood coolant over mist for a job last week and glad I did

Had a batch of 50 aluminum parts to run on my VMC. Usually I use mist coolant to save on cleanup, but this job needed deep pockets and I was getting bad chip welding. Switched to a full flood setup with a 5% semi-synthetic mix and the finish came out way cleaner. Had to buy a new coolant pump for $180, but it was worth it for the time saved. Anybody else stick with one over the other for certain materials?

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grays1326d ago

Had a similar switch with stainless steel once and never looked back.

gracec1626d ago

@grays13 Did you notice any change in the food taste with stainless?

kimmurphy26d ago

Notice they meant cast iron, not stainless steel. Stainless doesn't season like that.