doc1955
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Tin I have seen many machinist using carbide in the past wonder why their tool didn't hold up only to see then get the tool hot then squirt coolant on it and poof now it's not cutting clean anymore. I personally use air jet on carbide unless I can keep it flooded. As far as a mess with flood yes if you don't use multiple shields it can be a mess. I put an external coolant tank on my N/C machine to keep the way lube contamination to a minimum. I would not be without flood coolant on my N/C but the conventional machines I use squirt bottles on the HS tools and air on my carbide tools.