ProjectZero
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2016
Hey guys -
I got a 2005 Fadal VMC 3016 back in 2016 and have been using it a lot lately. About 8 months ago I decided I wanted to start running it at 10k RPM (we are using 1/32 end mills for some really small features) and was cautioned to make sure I had a spindle chiller in place. My fadal didn't have one so I got a used chiller, tank, and pump, loaded in some dowfrost, and was off to the races. I was iffy about the chiller always because I plugged it in and NOTHING happened. Not a light not a beep not a hum, nothing. But my friend (gave it to me for free) assured me that it had a temp sensure and would come on when the coolant got warm.
So I've been doing a lot of 10k RPM machining now and after finishing a couple hours I felt the spindle. Not hot, but definitely warm. Then I pulled out the coolant felt the flow back into the tank. Definitely warm. And those danged chiller has never done anything but sit there like a cinder block. I'm pretty sure it's dead as a doornail and I don't want to burn out my spindle because the chiller wasn't keeping the spindle...well, chill.
FadalCNC sells a replacement for 1000 but I can't find any info on what sort of chiller it is and what its specs are. Anyone know of any cheaper 3rd party chiller units good for dowfrost?
Thanks!
Couple pictures of my current probable dud:
I got a 2005 Fadal VMC 3016 back in 2016 and have been using it a lot lately. About 8 months ago I decided I wanted to start running it at 10k RPM (we are using 1/32 end mills for some really small features) and was cautioned to make sure I had a spindle chiller in place. My fadal didn't have one so I got a used chiller, tank, and pump, loaded in some dowfrost, and was off to the races. I was iffy about the chiller always because I plugged it in and NOTHING happened. Not a light not a beep not a hum, nothing. But my friend (gave it to me for free) assured me that it had a temp sensure and would come on when the coolant got warm.
So I've been doing a lot of 10k RPM machining now and after finishing a couple hours I felt the spindle. Not hot, but definitely warm. Then I pulled out the coolant felt the flow back into the tank. Definitely warm. And those danged chiller has never done anything but sit there like a cinder block. I'm pretty sure it's dead as a doornail and I don't want to burn out my spindle because the chiller wasn't keeping the spindle...well, chill.
FadalCNC sells a replacement for 1000 but I can't find any info on what sort of chiller it is and what its specs are. Anyone know of any cheaper 3rd party chiller units good for dowfrost?
Thanks!
Couple pictures of my current probable dud: