In a professional environment with larger machines and near constant use, they are typically taken care of daily and "way oil" is used to protect ways and similar sliding surfaces.
It this still true? ? ?The professional lathes I’ve seen all seem to be enclosed in a plexiglass enclosure and are pouring a flood of coolant on the part. ? ?How does this coolant interact with the lubrication? ? ? I know our little machines don’t have coolant systems but I’ve wondered how it works that a “fire hose” of what looks like water-based coolant would work if there were oil in the moving parts.
