Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Probably going to take a couple days before I start making chips again but there's progress.
Tramp oil, or distant galaxy....you tell me....I mean, that's almost art it's so beautiful.....
Yummy stuff.....
No wonder the coolant system wasn't working......Anyway, a bit of elbow grease later I got it all cleaned up. I've always found the best solvent for coolant, was always the coolant itself, but even that wasn't touching it, this was too far gone. Brake cleaner didn't budge it either. Tried a few things, but WD40 of all things worked the best. Most of it slid right off, and I picked, scraped, and brushed the hard stuff that wouldn't. Then it was brake cleaner to clean the wd off, which worked great. Wish I had a big ultrasonic to just toss them in....
Good as used.
Had to laugh at this though, that can't be good.....No damage, or repair marks anywhere else, so I'm assuming it happened prior to machining at the factory. Ship it.....
Took a couple shots of penicillin afterwards, so I might only come down with a mild case of syphilis from this.
I still need to clean the actual sump, which shouldn't be too bad, and I'm going to do away with the fabulous Tormach shower hose and replumb the entire line and nozzles. I think the entire machine needs a good cleaning too. I wasn't going to, but I really don't want any of the old stuff contaminating the new stuff, so it's going to be worth it to take the extra time to do it right and start from scratch. This coolant pump is also pretty terrible and a very common upgrade, so I'll start shopping around now. I'd also like to add an oil skimmer or aerator (or both) as well.
I wish I had a better air compressor as I'd go with a mist setup. Would love to have a mobile setup i could use on each machine where needed eventually. But getting this up and running with the std flood setup is top priority right now. Should be able to get something pumping tomorrow hopefully.
Tramp oil, or distant galaxy....you tell me....I mean, that's almost art it's so beautiful.....
Yummy stuff.....
No wonder the coolant system wasn't working......Anyway, a bit of elbow grease later I got it all cleaned up. I've always found the best solvent for coolant, was always the coolant itself, but even that wasn't touching it, this was too far gone. Brake cleaner didn't budge it either. Tried a few things, but WD40 of all things worked the best. Most of it slid right off, and I picked, scraped, and brushed the hard stuff that wouldn't. Then it was brake cleaner to clean the wd off, which worked great. Wish I had a big ultrasonic to just toss them in....
Good as used.
Had to laugh at this though, that can't be good.....No damage, or repair marks anywhere else, so I'm assuming it happened prior to machining at the factory. Ship it.....
Took a couple shots of penicillin afterwards, so I might only come down with a mild case of syphilis from this.
I still need to clean the actual sump, which shouldn't be too bad, and I'm going to do away with the fabulous Tormach shower hose and replumb the entire line and nozzles. I think the entire machine needs a good cleaning too. I wasn't going to, but I really don't want any of the old stuff contaminating the new stuff, so it's going to be worth it to take the extra time to do it right and start from scratch. This coolant pump is also pretty terrible and a very common upgrade, so I'll start shopping around now. I'd also like to add an oil skimmer or aerator (or both) as well.
I wish I had a better air compressor as I'd go with a mist setup. Would love to have a mobile setup i could use on each machine where needed eventually. But getting this up and running with the std flood setup is top priority right now. Should be able to get something pumping tomorrow hopefully.
