Reopening this old thread to share an observation about using ethanol as a cutting fluid for aluminum which may help others avoid problems.
We reported on a machinist who tried this in a poorly ventilated room.
We do not recommend this.
See our paper titled “Neurological effects of chronic occupational exposure to alcohol mists and vapors in a machinist”.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...6.2020.1768341
