Hot Bob
Cast Iron
- Joined
- May 10, 2008
- Location
- Sanger, Texas / Westcliffe, Colorado
I was pretty excited about my progress this weekend. I finally got the coolant system hooked up on my Matsuura RA1 and I wrote my first program for making soft jaws for the vises. I picked up a barrel to pre-mix the E-206. I was going to buy a manual pump to pump from the barrel to the coolant tank but, after looking at the flow rates of the pumps and how much labor was involved, I decided I would just use a length of hose and siphon the coolant into the tank. The Siphon worked well and I had 30 gallons in the coolant tank in no time. Then I noticed the leak. Having no pump with which to remove the coolant, all I could do was watch it leak.
So this morning I have almost no coolant left in the tank. Obviously this is going to be a pain in the ass job. I don't really want to weld on the coolant tank. The tank is painted steel and it is big and heavy (and dirty). I imagine that it is leaking at the joints somewhere. I'm leaning toward a RTV silicone to seal all the joints and corners. Anyone been through this? What would you guys recommend?
Bob
So this morning I have almost no coolant left in the tank. Obviously this is going to be a pain in the ass job. I don't really want to weld on the coolant tank. The tank is painted steel and it is big and heavy (and dirty). I imagine that it is leaking at the joints somewhere. I'm leaning toward a RTV silicone to seal all the joints and corners. Anyone been through this? What would you guys recommend?
Bob