RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Looking for a decent milling tutorial

How would I provide lubricant for say a Taig? And I saw the stuff on cooling misters, I understand lubrication is a different function than cooling. If it's being kept cool, does it still need lubrication though or has this prevented the problem of sticking aluminum to the mill? I saw there is an additive to mix with misting water, does this provide lubrication? Does a water mister conflict with WD40? My observation is that WD40 floats on water so if the water condenses into a pool then it'll float the WD40 off the surface, is this a real-world problem?

If I set this up to run for a few hours I probably will not be coming by to add WD40 every minute. I picture that spraying it down beforehand will provide initial lube but as oil is slung off and totally new surfaces created that were never oiled then this doesn't seem adequate.

So I'm just trying to get a complete picture of what I need.

Danny

> Clamps are always a problem. As I mentioned earlier, MDF is pretty flat
> and parallel. I find it is accurate enough for most jobs. By the way,
> WD40 or AC90 make excellent cutting fluids for aluminum. Some harder
> grades of aluminum cut quite well dry but softer grades stick to the
> cutter if you don't use a lubricant. Once it starts to stick it rapidly
> builds up and breaks the cutter.
>