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| Spidercool unit installed on the Atrump B5AC. The locline is an air nozzle. |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:36 PM
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Here you can see the small chips produced with small end mills on plastic |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:32 PM
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| These chips float on the surface of the coolant and clog the spidercool nozzle. |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:34 PM
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My solution was to install a bag filter housing and 50 micron filter bag from Mc Master Carr |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:30 PM
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| The filter and housing was about 140.00, but all it has to do is save one expensive carbide endmill from running dry because the nozzle clogged and its paid for itself! |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:25 PM
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Installation of the filter does not seem to have slowed the coolant flow by any noticeable amount and the filter element is large enough that it should not require cleaning very often. |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:27 PM
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| The pressure gauge was included with the filter. May prove to be useful in knowing when to change the filter. |
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E8700
11/6/2006
7:47:29 PM
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