Switched from dry running to mist coolant and it's a different world

I used to run my machine bone dry for years. Thought coolant was just a mess to clean up and not worth the hassle. Then last February I finally hooked up a mist system on my old Haas VF2 after a carbide end mill blew up on me mid-cycle. The finish quality is night and day better now, and I'm getting almost triple the tool life on aluminum. My parts don't look like sandpaper anymore. Anyone else hold out on coolant forever and regret it?

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ryanh7711d ago

@paul_lane80 You're acting like running dry is some kind of life-ruining mistake. Machine ran fine for years, just had to change tools a little more often.

paul_lane8011d ago

Makes me think of how people treat maintenance in general. Same deal with oil changes on cars or sharpening knives at home. Everyone knows it helps but we all put it off till something breaks. I ran dry for 2 years on my Bridgeport and the difference with even basic mist is huge. Kind of a universal lesson that a little bit of care up front saves you a ton of grinding later.