Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Way Oil? Mobil Vactra #2

hllrsr@... wrote:

> Jon,
> I appreciate the response, but you are incorrect in this instance.
> When I say smoke, I MEAN smoke! 20 minutes running time and the
> extractor fan (18") behind the machine is overloaded, and that end of
> the shop looks like 19th century London.
> It is even worse when we run 80K ductile. And yes, I have cleaned the
> tramp oil out of the coolant system (daily). 4140 is not as bad,
> 1018/1020 or 2xx/3xx/4xx stainless doesn't smoke at all.
> Though the other metals sure do create steam!
> We are running .750" coolant lines on the Okuma Howa and .500 on the
> VDF's so I don't think it comes to a case off too little coolant either.
>
> Ah well, it was worth asking about, and I do thank you for the response.

Well, I'm a bit confused as to why one metal would smoke, and another
tough one would not. But, I can only guess that a pure oil of any form
would smoke worse that a water-based coolant.

Jon