Patent ID: 8210318

Claim:
A lubrication system for delivering discrete packets of a lubricant to a cutting surface of a machine tool, the system comprising: a nozzle configured to deliver a single discrete packet of lubricant to the cutting surface; a supply line coupled to the nozzle via a fitting, the fitting comprising an inlet for receiving the lubricant from an outlet of the supply line, the nozzle comprising an inlet for receiving the lubricant from an outlet of the fitting, wherein a diameter of the inlet of the nozzle, a diameter of the outlet of the supply line, a diameter of the inlet of the fitting, and a diameter of the outlet of the fitting are selected to be the same diameter; a pump coupled to the supply line and configured to provide the lubricant to the nozzle via the supply line; and a controller configured to control the pump to provide the nozzle with a desired volume of lubricant, wherein the single discrete packet of lubricant has a volume substantially equal to the desired volume of lubricant provided by the pump.