It looks like your contraption is a mist sprayer. I do not trust mist, I fear breathing it in.🙂Mr. Gotteswinter likes dry cutting, sometimes uses a small squirt bottle or a brush. www.youtube.com/@StefanGotteswinter Main issue on my "Chinese Hobby Machine" was the drainage and the splashy mess everywhere. face shield! 😷 clean yourself! clean the mess! 🥵 Stupid question: Why do you not just get a coolant pump? I could buy a small low pressure coolant pump for 80 USD. (making your own coolant pump would be a cool video!)
Kimber you need a submersible pump like home depo may have.and a 5 gallon bucket with a lid on it. a ball valve that you can control the flow with and some pipe and hose and your in business. I use a water soluble oil from lubriplate for my coolant on the lathe.
Kimber im assuming both of those are coolant misters. You will need some sort of air supply to make them function. I will tell you that allot of shops have gotten away from using those because they fill the air with droplets of coolant that you shouldn’t be breathing, especially in an enclosed space like yours. You’re better of using a small submersible pump inside of a tank, with a return from the machine table back into the tank. It’s a much better way because you’re flooding the tool with coolant.
That is exactly what I was thinking a submersible pump. I’m thinking a low yield fountain pump. I agree I do not want to be breathing any water soluble oil.
@@kimber1958 Kimber you can use a metal container or even a plastic Home Depot bucket with a lid. Just as long as you have a tube coming down from the drain port on your table going back into the coolant tank. Get yourself a submersible pump used in ponds. Put the pump inside of a can with a lid, then drill a bunch of holes in the can so it fills with coolant when you submerge it in the coolant. This keeps the chips and other debris that might fall into the coolant tank from being sucked into the pump.
@@kimber1958 Kim, most aquarium and fountain pumps are only rated for 2-4 feet of lift, I'm betting you will need at least 5 feet of lift, and would suggest that you not buy anything with less than 8 feet of lift. Then there gallons per minute/hour to consider as well.
I agree with ptv1250. I have had success with a gravity feed system made from parts I had around the shop l. Directing your coolant flow to the point the cutter engages the work-piece is the most efficient. When it comes to flow rate, more is better, as you are drawing off heat
Aquarium pump works well for a quick inexpensive coolant set up Kimber. I've just posted a video of mine. It has an inline tap to regulate the flow. Looking forward to your end result. Cheers Tony
Cool tools = LESS BURNT UP ONES . . . * Learn to STOP before tools get 'toasted' - it's easier to 'lightly dress ' a slightly worn edge . . .than to have to grind off the whole end !
