I have an old box way quick turn 10 and im getting quite a build up of way oil on top of the coolant. Id like to add a skimmer, but this lathe has a bunch of baffles that will trap the oil? How do I deal with this? Im thinking of sawing a notch in the top of each baffle, maybe a 2 inches wide and 2-3" deep so the oil can make its way through the chambers. Anybody see why this could be a bad idea?
Maybe then I could add a skimmer to the last chamber and it would get most of it. This machine isnt used for high volume and doesnt have a conveyor so I could probably fit a belt skimmer in the last chamber. Any suggestions? How did people deal with this on this problem on these old machines? If a conveyor was being used there would be no place at all for skimmer, and the baffles would block it from flowing anyway.
Maybe then I could add a skimmer to the last chamber and it would get most of it. This machine isnt used for high volume and doesnt have a conveyor so I could probably fit a belt skimmer in the last chamber. Any suggestions? How did people deal with this on this problem on these old machines? If a conveyor was being used there would be no place at all for skimmer, and the baffles would block it from flowing anyway.