Unfortunately my local Princess Auto has nothing in 8mm hose nor fittings so I need to swap the connector that came with the unit.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 12:58 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Cooler > > Just took another look at the EBAY photo. Mine didn't come with the 8mm > tube fitting on the end of the ball valve. A local place here called > Princess Auto > does carry those fittings and the tubes. Eventually I'll swap over to that. > I > guess I could complain to the seller that what I got didn't match the photo. > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Strauss [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: April-02-19 6:22 PM > > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Cooler > > > > My comment/question was based on the eBay description. I bought a > > similar > > unit and it *DID* come with an 8mm fitting as advertised. I need to get > > around to swapping it with a proper 1/4-inch connection. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 9:15 PM > > > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Cooler > > > > > > > From: Ken Strauss [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > I have one of those also. Where did you find 8mm air line? > > > > > > Mine came with a standard 1/4" fitting so I put fast attach coupler on > > > it > > for > > > testing. Then went outside the shop with a container of water and used > > the > > > tire pressure hose that has a regulator on it. I played around with > > pressure > > > and flow. Below about 50 PSI it wouldn't pull the water up the full > > length of > > > the tubing. Above 50PSI it didn't have any trouble. > > > > > > Since the liquid supply tube runs all the way up and mixes at the nozzle > > I'm not > > > sure where the venturi is and I've not pulled it further apart than just > > seeing > > > what the tip was like. > > > > > > As we discussed before, the biggest issue with one of these will be how > > fine a > > > particulate is created and how much stays suspended in the air. That's > > > probably the biggest reason for having a valve on the fluid side of > > things. > > > Cooling mostly with air and hardly any fluid. > > > > > > And this is going to turn into one of these eventually projects. Just > > milled a > > > couple of brackets to size using WD-40. Haven't even figured out where > > I'll > > > mount this. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
