On Friday 22 March 2019 13:07:16 Les Newell wrote: > Hi Gene, > > > And you lose a lot more air thru the poorly molded flex joints, > > probably 5x what comes out the nozzle. > > And I've been cogitating on how to restrict the fluid flow, so > > haven't made any chips yet. > > Considering the price of these coolant units > <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mist-Coolant-Lubrication-Spray-System-for- >CNC-8mm-Pipe-Lathe-Mill-Drill-Machine/262805869835>
neither ships to the states. >is it worth messing > around with what you have? They have the coaxial pipe design so the > joints aren't under pressure. The needle valves are a bit coarse but > they do work. They are also pretty easy to convert to my long nozzle > design with some 2mm stainless tube > <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-304-Stainless-Steel-Capillary-Round-Tub >e-Bar-OD-2mm-x-1-6mm-ID-Length-500mm/264241354587>. > > I have some misters that are very similar to yours. They are sitting > on a shelf waiting to be used for spare parts. > > > That way any particulates that get thru the sintered bronze filter > > on the end of the feed line in the coke bottle will hopefully not be > > so coarse as to block off the pinched area, AND theres nothing to > > corrode over time. > > I haven't had a lot of luck with pinching pipe to regulate low flow > rates. Your mileage may very. > > The outer air pipe in the misters I linked above is pretty simple. It > is just a piece of nylon pipe that is a close fit in the flex joints > and swaged out at each end to form a seal. If you can find some pipe > that fits inside your mister flex joints you could probably do > something similar. > > Les > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
