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1. A method of controlling the flow of lubricant in a minimum quantity lubricant system to a tool of a computer numerical controlled machining system communicating via a predetermined number of numerical control communication codes, the method comprising:
the machining system modulating one of the predetermined number of numerical control communication codes to form a lubricant flow level command, wherein the modulating the one of the predetermined number of numerical control communication codes comprises providing a pulsed signal for the one of the predetermined number of numerical control communication codes, the pulsed signal comprising one or more pulses, and the lubricant flow level command is based upon the number of the pulses; the lubricant system receiving the lubricant flow level command and interpreting the number of pulses in the lubricant flow level command to determine and set a corresponding lubricant flow level; and the lubricant system supplying lubricant to the tool at the lubricant flow level. |
