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Coolant not recommended (reddthat.com)

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[–] brightandshinyobject 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For those of us who don't know what's happening here, would you explain it like I'm five?

[–] Glemek 5 points 1 week ago

They have a window on the side of the machine enclosure open so they can fit a long workpiece in it. If they turned on the coolant it would end up spraying some outside the machine and make a mess.