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Visited a small machine shop last week and it changed my mind about coolant systems

I always thought flood coolant was the only way to go for aluminum work. Then I saw a shop in Dayton running a Haas mini mill with just a fog buster setup. The parts looked perfect and there was no mess on the floor or the machine. They said they save about $200 a month on coolant and disposal fees. Has anyone else made the switch to a mist system and seen similar savings?
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the_patricia
The fog buster setup thing reminds me, my buddy @the_aaron tried it and said his coolant bill dropped by half.
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the_aaron
the_aaron2d ago
Read a guy on Practical Machinist who saved even more switching to MQL.
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