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Machining a large shaft.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...198#post180583
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...855#post175335
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...798#post183195
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...696#post186313
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...931#post175666
You would think that a cooling lubricant would be helpful...
No, better to cut dry with a carbide tool as cooling lubricant can promote Thermal Shock which will reduce tool life.
Pouring them out; we call it 6's and 9's.
[refers to shape of chips; set on edge, they closely resemble those numerals. Sign of good chip evacuation, not long strings or coils, and heavy enough to carry off significant heat.]
You call it what you like, But what I said is what we call in Australia "A FACT". Other wise why use Carbide?