Greg Menke
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2004
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, USA
A while back I set up a common sump filtered coolant system (Habcool 318 diluted with spindle oil), and run it as flood on all the machines. I really like the effects on every op I've tried it- though cleanup takes longer. Splash control and drainage is generally straightforward, but high rpm work on the turret lathe tends to fling it if the work is near the collet (eg forming and parting ops)- and thats where flood really helps.
The lathe (Wade 7) has a sort-of cone which goes over the spindle but doesn't extend beyond the collet nose. My ATW lathe has a pivoting guard that can be lowered over the chuck, and if augmented with a non-porous length of material draped over & down to the ways spray off the chuck isn't a problem- but an analog would be clumsy for the little Wade.
I was wondering if anyone might have clever ideas for small, removable shields for this kind of thing. I was thinking of a sheet of aluminum flashing secured to the little cone with a hose clamp- formed as needed- but thats kind of hacky and the cone tends to interfere with the sight-line to the collet and gets in the way of collet ops. Perhaps a movable shield on a Noga system w/ mag base?
The lathe (Wade 7) has a sort-of cone which goes over the spindle but doesn't extend beyond the collet nose. My ATW lathe has a pivoting guard that can be lowered over the chuck, and if augmented with a non-porous length of material draped over & down to the ways spray off the chuck isn't a problem- but an analog would be clumsy for the little Wade.
I was wondering if anyone might have clever ideas for small, removable shields for this kind of thing. I was thinking of a sheet of aluminum flashing secured to the little cone with a hose clamp- formed as needed- but thats kind of hacky and the cone tends to interfere with the sight-line to the collet and gets in the way of collet ops. Perhaps a movable shield on a Noga system w/ mag base?