RE: the small dense chips from the roughers. I put some fine mesh screen in the coolant pan from McMaster, used sheet metal screw and strips of Al to hold it down. Makes life a LOT easier. https://www.mcmaster.com/85385T96/
I'm very lazy. I am so happy with my 30 taper machines. If you read the following before, just jump over: I was going through heavy chemo in 2018. With the Brother machines, I was able to work a lot less hours and still keep up. My energy since then is still low (and I'm old) Again, thanks to the Brother machines (and Takasawa lathes) I can keep up. Both are totally reliable if I don't do anything stupid. Which I gotta admit still happens at times. I don't get paid or compensated by the people at Yamazen, but they are the gold standard in my experience.
I'm very lazy. I am so happy with my 30 taper machines. If you read the following before, just jump over: I was going through heavy chemo in 2018. With the Brother machines, I was able to work a lot less hours and still keep up. My energy since then is still low (and I'm old) Again, thanks to the Brother machines (and Takasawa lathes) I can keep up. Both are totally reliable if I don't do anything stupid. Which I gotta admit still happens at times. I don't get paid or compensated by the people at Yamazen, but they are the gold standard in my experience.