Vertical Mill

Cuda Hunter said
Why?

1WildRT said
The theory is metal chips will get blown into hidden areas & cause wear..... The reality is if you know what your doing you blow chips away from areas where they would be trapped & cause wear....

My mill has a Noga Cool Mist system that uses compressed air & coolant mist to reduce wear & cutting temperatures... Guess I need to scrap the damn thing...

hidden areas like between the gib and ways and all over the lead screw promoting wear. you wont notice much of a difference in your hobby shop with a mill you use a couple times a week but in an industrial setting there is grit from grinding wheels an incredible amount of dirt floating in the air. on a machine with no way covers used 10 to 20 hours a day, it does not take that long, like 3 to 5 years.

as for that mister you use, hope you like breathing that ****. your going to ruin your health.