I am planning to cut some 3" stainless steel on the Bridgeport mill. To expedite this process, I am building a temporary flood coolant system. If it works I will donate it to DMS.
Is it acceptable to use the cold cut saw’s coolant on the Bridgeport mill, or should I stick with WD-40?
unless there is a way to ‘capture’ the fluid I don’t think any flood system is acceptable but that is @Chris_Wischkowsky 's call. brush on wd-40.
General article on machining Stainless Steel: Type of cutters - you’ll have to get your own ours are solid carbide not cemented and types of coolant.
https://www.bssa.org.uk/topics.php?article=192
The coolant we use is 585XT at 5%. Do not use as concentrate.
I intend to capture all the fluid. If I cannot, then I won’t do it.
Thank you Photomancer, I will certainly get my own cutter based on that article.
Please keep your eyes on the calendar for the next Machine Shop meeting (probably 7/22). We’d love to meet you and hear about what you’re doing and learning.
I’m not a fan of using coolant on the Bridgeport.
My concern is that it will get all over the place and even the parts getting wiped down will probably be left slippery. The second concern is the DRO/X autofeed/ZAxis DRO getting moisture in them.
Something like this is a big hell no.
Something like this is a maybe if my concerns are addressed.
I’ll look for it, thanks!
Those are valid concerns. I’ll stick with WD-40 for sure.
What about some form of mist coolant system? Like a Noga mini cool?
kbraby, that mist coolant system looks very interesting; I’ll look into it with Chris’ criteria in mind about not rusting, not making a mess, etc.
