I was dead wrong about using water as a coolant for aluminum

Always heard you should never mix water and aluminum in a CNC mill, but tried a mist setup on a job running 6061 last Tuesday. Parts came out cleaner, inserts lasted through the whole run without chipping. Anyone else run mist on non-ferrous and get good results?

2 comments

2 Comments

roseb475d ago

6061 and water mist work fine together, like how my cast iron skillet loves a splash of water to deglaze.

-2

grayt465d agoMost Upvoted

@roseb47 yeah but 6061 still dents easier than cast iron.