I tried a veggie coolant once. They claimed the coolant and way lube were the same so the way lube would become coolant. Amazing concept. Horrible result.we cleaned the machine and coolant tank with soap and bleach, put the mix in on a Saturday. Monday morning you could hardly walk in the building. The smell was throughout the whole building. By noon the machine and coolant tank were washed and bleached and recharged with clean coolant of the brand we had been using. The experiment was an abject failure. If they have figured it out then the concept of the way lube turning into coolant seems like the way to go.
On Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 9:30 PM Ralph Stirling <ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu> wrote: > I use a vegetable based coolant and waylube from > Oemeta. I have no idea where you can buy it, > because they donate it to us. No smell, no growth, > very irregular usage of the machines. The only > difficulty I have is that the waylube gets a little > sticky after sitting a few months, and the Z axis on > the Mori lathe will alarm when first run. I leave a > little cover off the side and manually turn the Z ball > screw a half turn and then everything runs fine. > The Oemeta waylube and coolant are completely > compatible, so no need to skim any tramp oil. > We use flood in both the Mori DuraTurn and Mori > NVX. I put the coolant in a hand spray bottle for > use on the manual lathe, mill, and bandsaw. > > -- Ralph > ________________________________________ > From: John Dammeyer [jo...@autoartisans.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 1:33 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Coolant > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Walla Walla University > email system. > > > Thanks Mathew. > > The stuff I was looking at is Kool Mist from KBC Tools. > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kbctools.ca%2Fitemdetail%2F1-437-771&data=02%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cc47ae062cc4977559808d8454858b6%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637335524320282346&sdata=E8VIoxEasTFgg6Xey1NLOkVurRx%2BL8LGi%2BTHUOo8QRM%3D&reserved=0 > > For the band saw I have Powerfist cutting oil marked for mixing 5:1 to > 100:1. > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.princessauto.com%2Fen%2Fdetail%2Fcutting-oil-coolant%2FA-p8034012e&data=02%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cc47ae062cc4977559808d8454858b6%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637335524320282346&sdata=0bm%2ByEukHp00461t6DPBNl%2B2JgTHsu7mTIZMm1q3o6E%3D&reserved=0 > > Could I use the PA stuff as mist coolant or is it more suited to flood? > > The mill I have has flood coolant but I've never used it. Read about > bacterial growth and smell. No way to easily add an expensive disk oil > separator. Possibly a belt oil separator into the fill hole might work. > > Thing is the machine shop may go unused for months at a time. > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew Herd [mailto:herd.m...@gmail.com] > > Sent: August-20-20 1:22 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Coolant > > > > I use one of the soluble oils in my mister, at whatever the maximum mix > ratio is. I don�t worry about rust too much, generally I try to > > use the minimum quantity to avoid fogging the shop. Although I am about > to try a Fog Buster (once I finish installing it) to see if it > > works better than the old Bijur misting system (circa 1980) that came > with the machine. Thus far no discernible signs of rust on the > > table, and I wipe down finished parts promptly. > > > > > On Aug 20, 2020, at 4:01 PM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone use mist coolant? If so what sort of fluid? Mixed with > water? If water then how do you dry up things so rust doesn't > > happen. > > > > > > I mostly mill aluminium castings but occasionally steel. > > > > > > Thanks > > > John Dammeyer > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc-users&data=02%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cc47ae062cc4977559808d8454858b6%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637335524320282346&sdata=j2cARU%2BTD%2FH0qBJxN0a%2BvhPDVPXd5NronF5%2FYQNJC8Q%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc-users&data=02%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cc47ae062cc4977559808d8454858b6%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637335524320282346&sdata=j2cARU%2BTD%2FH0qBJxN0a%2BvhPDVPXd5NronF5%2FYQNJC8Q%3D&reserved=0 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc-users&data=02%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C2cc47ae062cc4977559808d8454858b6%7Cd958f048e43142779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637335524320282346&sdata=j2cARU%2BTD%2FH0qBJxN0a%2BvhPDVPXd5NronF5%2FYQNJC8Q%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
