Re: Beginning User

Bill, this was precisley my point. Maybe I did not communicate it
well. My impression was that Eric was intending to use his dust
collector for both his woodworking and metalworking. What I was
trying to say is the metal chips may create a spark that could ignite
the wood dust.

~petev

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Bill Vance <ccq@x> wrote:
> Yo petev;
>
> I'm not sure where you got your information, but with rare
exceptions such as
> dealing with oxides from multiple metals at the same time, you'll
find that the
> dust from woodworking us around ten times as explosive as metal.
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Sat Jul 6 00:39:20 2002, vavaroutsos, <pete@v...> wrote:
>
> >Eric, using your woodworking dust collection system for metal
chips
> >is a bad idea. The main reason being that fine dust particles can
be
> >explosive. The metal chips hitting the ducting or fan at high
> >velocity may cause a spark that can ignite it. Also, you need
higher
> >velocity to collect metal chips than for wood, and the metal chips
> >are more abrasive and will wear your system out. Some comercial
> >cyclones for metal chip collection have a rubber liner to retard
wear.
> >
> >~petev
> >
> >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "exeric1" <exeric1@y...> wrote:
> >> Recently I purchased a CNC jr. I'm very happy with it for the
most
> >> part but there doesn't seem to be very much native G code for
it.
> >> There's no G code for tool diameter (radius) offset for example.
It
> >> looks like I'll have to get a cam program sooner rather than
later.
> >I
> >> will be using AutoCad Lt for the design portion. I'm interested
in
> >> suggestions for a cam program that will work well with such a
> >> restricted native G code. I don't need any design features in
the
> >cam
> >> program since I've already got CAD. Any info would be greatly
> >> appreciated. I really would rather not pay more than 600 or 700
> >> dollars.
> >>
> >> Another question I have is about using cutting fluids with CNC.
The
> >> system I have that came as an option with the CNC jr seems like
it
> >> puts out too much - It makes a mess of everything. Are there any
> >good
> >> ways out there to manually control the flow. Also I would like
to
> >use
> >> a vacuum system for the metal chips that I already have set up
for
> >> woodworking. What's a good method to get the chips without
sucking
> >up
> >> the cutting fluid? I've got a recirculating system for the
cutting
> >> fluid and its too expensive to just get sucked away. Thanks in
> >advance
> >>
> >> Eric
> >
> >
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