Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ideas needed for SeriesII Bib,chip, pan (was Re: Src fr Wy Cvr mtrl)

studleylee wrote:

> Thanks Jon,
> Thats a good thing to know. My seriesII is stripped of the old
> way covers, and I'd like to make a "bib" or similar to keep chips
> off the ways and steppers. Then maybe fabricate a pan underneath to
> catch the runoff. My goal is minimal cleanup so I can run out there
> make stuff and cleanup fast.
>
> Also was thinking about a 'hardened' shop vacuum system that could
> handle and seperate out coolant and chips. I think it would fail for
> flood coolant use.

I use a plain shop vac, and I do use flood coolant. I use a water-based coolant
which drains off pretty quickly. I have a small plastic container that I set
a funnel in. I put a paper towel into the funnel, it acts like a filter.
I scoop up wet chips and throw them in the funnel. Some time later, I
can pour the coolant back into the coolant system, and the chips go into
the recycling barrels. The remaining chips can be easily cleaned up with
the shop vac. Long lathe chips don't work so well in a shop vac. A
tube with a smooth interior bore would work a lot better for that.

> I'll post a picture of the seriesII. The hardest part is that the
> table can travel back almost up to the Z axis way if needed.

This is a bit of a complication. You might be able to have a telescoping
cover, or a non-pleated apron that just pulls up over the ways if needed,
or hang down when the table is farther out. The standard Bridgeport
column 'apron' might work for this with minimal modification.

Jon