I should note that while chips are found far from my machine as well, the mister barely leaves any liquid behind when properly adjusted. The only thing I don’t like about the old Bijur setup is that it does tend to vaporize some of it. But the Fog Buster is supposed to minimize that. When you’re running AC in a closed shop, the mist is still tolerable, just not ideal. A better system should make it a non-issue.
> On Aug 20, 2020, at 8:57 PM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > > >> From: jrmitchellj [mailto:jrmitche...@gmail.com] >> Hi John. >> I use the KoolMist system: >> https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/09413188 >> It's expensive, but you can find it on special a couple times a year. >> I work mostly with aluminum, and their system works very well. >> I keep the mist flow low to stop puddling (and put absorbent cloths/sponges >> around the vice). >> >> The importance of coolant (in order of importance): >> 1 clear chips from cutting area >> 2 lubrication of the cutter >> 3 cooling >> >> I use a 16oz PET bottle for the reservoir, with a super magnet from a >> failed disk drive attached to it. I put it on the side of the knee mill, >> and move it vertically to get the best mix of air vs mist. >> It sits about 10" below the work when running, and i'll move it up to the >> cutter level to get the mist started. >> >> I do not leave the reservoir on the machine between sessions, as gunk seems >> to want to grow in the lines. I cap the bottle & put it in the shop fridge. >> >> After reading Gene's adventures with the eBay misters, I felt my time is >> too valuable to spend on messing with something of questionable utility. >> >> I hope this helps! >> >> --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. >> jrmitche...@gmail.com > > Thanks. It does. The number of poor videos out there on youtube is not to > be believed. I'm so tired of seeing someone include 30 seconds of their > power band saw cutting a piece of brass off the stock. Or the head mounted > camera that weaves and bobs all over the place. > > One of my concerns, as was already mentioned, is atomized vapours in the air. > Once I finish the last little bits of my CNC conversion I can look at adding > fluid and vapour shielding. Don't think it will ever be enclosed like a HAAS > but enough to keep the overspray off a concrete floor that is already in bad > enough shape. > > Then I could just switch to flood since the mill came with it. But already > chips are found a fair distance from the machine. Droplets go further and > the mill really needs a COVID-19 mask to keep it's droplets to itself. > > John > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > <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
