Shop Made Tools - Cheap and Effective Home Made Flood Coolant Tramp Oil Skimmer for 30 Dollars
Ғылым және технология
If you are going to run flood coolant on your machine then you need to be prepared to put in the work to maintain it - for the home shop that can be a challenge as we don't have the advantage of constantly circulating fluid with a maintenance crew that looks after it. Not only that - the equipment needed to automatically remove the tramp oil that accumulates is expensive!
Not any more though - with a few simple and inexpensive items you can set up your coolant tank to easily collect tramp oil making it a breeze to remove, while at the same time continuously circulating your coolant to prevent bacteria growing and making the coolant go all stinky.
Flood coolant can be run in the home shop successfully without rusting your machine tools, but you must maintain the coolant. That means checking the mixture periodically, checking acidity and continuously circulating the fluid. Also, improve your return filter to prevent chip build up in the sump.
No sponsorship here - just passing along what I am doing.
The two items I used for my tramp oil collector - suitable for 5 gallon coolant reservoirs (just choose different sized food containers to suit different capacity tanks)
Aquarium Pump: www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Submer...
Food Container: www.amazon.com/LOCK-Airtight-...
Trim Coolants: / @trimfluids
Where I got the idea: • Flood Coolant and DIY ...
Introduction: 00:00
The Components: 01:18
Making Space in the Lathe Sump: 03:18
Modifying the Container: 04:05
Installing and Testing the Skimmer: 06:30
Discussion of Results and Blah de Blah: 08:49
Addendum - do you need flood coolant in a home shop? 12:34
Пікірлер: 15
Nice economical upgrade to your coolant tank. Thanks for sharing it!
Hello Stuart, there is always something to improve. It's nice to see how you adjusted the lathe to your needs. And I always admire your beautiful workshop. Clean, tidy and good light! Greetings Michael
@StuartsShed
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words, Michael! Very much appreciated.
Excellent upgrade!
Stuart, you have an interesting channel! I subscribed!
@StuartsShed
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Greatly appreciated!
Well done Stuart. That is another video under you belt to get the subscriber numbers up hopefully. Regards from Australia. 43 C here today in Adelaide. 23 rd January.
@StuartsShed
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Dave! Growing little by little - that works for me. 43C is toasty warm! I don’t envy you that. We were -23C overnight a few nights ago. We’ve warmed up now - it was 0C during the day yesterday. 🥶
Came across after a shout out for your channel on Paul's HaxbyShed. Enjoyed this upgrade project, subscribed :)
@StuartsShed
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
With a deep enough sump, shouldn't the tramp oil just float on top and never be drawn into the main pump? Asking because I'm thinking of building one for my lathe
@StuartsShed
6 ай бұрын
Although that is true, one of the problems of the oil floating around is that it helps promote the growth of the bacteria that can cause the coolant to start to smell. That in turn can lower the ph value (make it acidic). Also even if not drawn in to the main pump, the oil floating on top can emulsify with the coolant - so the best bet is to keep removing it. Thanks for commenting! Good luck with your own coolant project - my surface finishes improved dramatically when I started using coolant - plus dimensional stability is better for tight tolerance work. Cheers!
@EitriBrokkr
6 ай бұрын
@@StuartsShed thank you for the feedback
Ah, you’re in the USA are you?
@StuartsShed
6 ай бұрын
Yes indeed!