[dharmic]

It's a convincing counter argument!

Either way it's probably splitting hairs: I reckon correct chip load and lubrication are probably more important, and by orders of magnitude more influential.

[AUSTINMACHINING]

It's a convincing counter argument!

Either way it's probably splitting hairs: I reckon correct chip load and lubrication are probably more important, and by orders of magnitude more influential.

I went to a lot of effort to get high flood flow and recharge on my Novakon, but everything was much easier in aluminum. Especially drilling and helical boring. No babysitting the machine on long runs. Not to mention surface finish.