gene heskett wrote: >> my trial copy timed out. http://www.mrmachinist.net/ >> I just checked, it seems to still have the feed rate, etc. calculator. >> >> > Needs wine & $70. > Do they have a trial version? > > Since I have yet to stumble over a suitable pan to catch & recycle the > coolant, air seems like the best bet then, delivered via the mister I > built, and which I can position about an inch from the tool, following the > tool. My run times for that are relatively short as the reservoir only > holds about 2 ci. It also fogs up my glasses as the safflower oil just > seems to hang in the air for hours. It does work well, giving me the best > finish ever. If I open the door & stick a box fan blowing out, the air is > tolerable. 40 years ago you could buy a needle valve to regulate the oil > flow, but no one makes such a beast today. What you can get is one that > when stopped down as tight as you can turn it, still leaks about 10x what > you need. :( Something else I'll have to make I guess. > While I don't use mist coolant, I think it should be excellent in this situation. I did a similar wheel once in some kind of plated steel, and it was chewing up my carbide end mill. So, I did it with an air blast and brushed-on cutting oil and it worked.
Have you tried aquarium air valves? Hoke and Swagelock make valves that will close down to helium leak checker leak rates, but they may be expensive. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
