hi all
on my machining center the coolant is really starting to stink, upon a bit of googling this is due to bacteria mainly and potentially inferior coolant (we already have some much better coolant ordered)
however apparently if you get lots of chips in your coolant tray they provide a nice home for all that bacteria to breed in, on the machine there is a perforated tray and the holes are around 1/2mm thick and let some of the super small chips through, especially cast iron.
so does anyone use some form of a filter between the machine outlet and their coolant tank, i've been looking online and found sheets that would be ideal for the job, but they are designed for air filtration more than liquid, would they work for me or do I need to look for specialised water filters. I don't want to end up flooding the shop if it won't let the coolant through fast enough.
has anyone done something like this themselves or have any other ideas I can look into for keeping chips out of my coolant tank.
cheers
Connor
on my machining center the coolant is really starting to stink, upon a bit of googling this is due to bacteria mainly and potentially inferior coolant (we already have some much better coolant ordered)
however apparently if you get lots of chips in your coolant tray they provide a nice home for all that bacteria to breed in, on the machine there is a perforated tray and the holes are around 1/2mm thick and let some of the super small chips through, especially cast iron.
so does anyone use some form of a filter between the machine outlet and their coolant tank, i've been looking online and found sheets that would be ideal for the job, but they are designed for air filtration more than liquid, would they work for me or do I need to look for specialised water filters. I don't want to end up flooding the shop if it won't let the coolant through fast enough.
has anyone done something like this themselves or have any other ideas I can look into for keeping chips out of my coolant tank.
cheers
Connor