wheelieking71
Diamond
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2013
- Location
- Gilbert, AZ
I am trying to figure out my best plan of attack to take better care of my coolant.
I have been having issues for a few years now (QC Extreme cut 250C). The coolant itself was garbage for a while.
QC has fixed it somewhat. Still not as good as it was. But, its better.
regardless, I need to do something. I am running skimmers. But, I need something that does a more thorough job.
The skimmers (belt type) just don't do a very good job.
This thing: The Coolant Saver CNC Machine Oil Skimmer Coalescer System Haas Fadal Makino | eBay
Caught my eye the other night. Anybody use it? or something like it? That actually works?
My issues are:
250C still gets a gray film on top even as soon as sitting over night.
Obviously, way-lube needs removed.
And, I have a dust problem. There have been a couple days since I put the machines in the new shop, that I did not run the machines.
The next day, I could see the dust floating on top of the coolant.
All bad things.
See the nasty gray film on the right side?
That was taken just now, 4 hours after being shut down after a 12hr shift where the machine ran all day, and the skimmer was on for most of that time.
If you look real close (and/or know what you are looking at) you can see the dust in the film.
I want to clean this shit up. It can't be good for anything, parts, tooling, pump, machine. I want my coolant clean once and for all.
But, its going to be expensive. I can't be a guinea pig. I want to buy something to do the job that works, yet doesn't break the bank.
I already broke the dang bank.
I have been having issues for a few years now (QC Extreme cut 250C). The coolant itself was garbage for a while.
QC has fixed it somewhat. Still not as good as it was. But, its better.
regardless, I need to do something. I am running skimmers. But, I need something that does a more thorough job.
The skimmers (belt type) just don't do a very good job.
This thing: The Coolant Saver CNC Machine Oil Skimmer Coalescer System Haas Fadal Makino | eBay
Caught my eye the other night. Anybody use it? or something like it? That actually works?
My issues are:
250C still gets a gray film on top even as soon as sitting over night.
Obviously, way-lube needs removed.
And, I have a dust problem. There have been a couple days since I put the machines in the new shop, that I did not run the machines.
The next day, I could see the dust floating on top of the coolant.
All bad things.
See the nasty gray film on the right side?
That was taken just now, 4 hours after being shut down after a 12hr shift where the machine ran all day, and the skimmer was on for most of that time.
If you look real close (and/or know what you are looking at) you can see the dust in the film.
I want to clean this shit up. It can't be good for anything, parts, tooling, pump, machine. I want my coolant clean once and for all.
But, its going to be expensive. I can't be a guinea pig. I want to buy something to do the job that works, yet doesn't break the bank.
I already broke the dang bank.