RJT
Titanium
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2006
- Location
- greensboro,northcarolina
We do a lot of PM on our coolant , use coalasers, keep tanks filled and the concentration correct.Been using Qualichem Xtreme Cut 251C which we are otherwise happy with. We do a few jobs cutting UHMW and Urethane (not using coolant) but the chips get into the coolant through the conveyor. Some just fall through the conveyor and some stick to it and drop off the bottom side into the coolant. I'm either going to make some sheet metal covers to prevent the chips from ever getting into the conveyor or have thought about something like this:
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If I don't use the conveyor to get chips out of the machine , I will have to scoop / vacuum out the machine, but it will keep my coolant from getting plastic in it. If i use something like is in this video, I still may get chip in the coolant (around or through the conveyor). Wondering what others do that cut a lot of plastic or rubber? It really seem to do a number on the coolant, much quicker than steel or aluminum chips.
YouTube
If I don't use the conveyor to get chips out of the machine , I will have to scoop / vacuum out the machine, but it will keep my coolant from getting plastic in it. If i use something like is in this video, I still may get chip in the coolant (around or through the conveyor). Wondering what others do that cut a lot of plastic or rubber? It really seem to do a number on the coolant, much quicker than steel or aluminum chips.