NICE ! now you've made me miss my surface grinder that's been "down" thru several moves ...... I really got to get that up an' running 'fore it celebrates it's 100th birthday !
Very nice Chuck, but I have a question. How do you adjust the space for a new wheel vs a well used one? Also, as others have suggested, put a magnet in place for the return to flow over.
Renzetti used large needle tubes as I recall on his. Very similar design to what you have done. Lovely work, and interested on what you are doing as I was thinking about doing the same to my grinder.
Did you pull the magnetic chuck and use a very thin coating of hylomar or permatex 85420 flange dressing to prevent rust jacking . Since hylomar never hardens and is resistant to most coolants and fuels.
Chuck since you can print out PLA parts how abt the idea of a LUR Lock or 2 or 3 connections on the male side of the fitting...... then u can interchange LUR lock blunt needle tips at will of various lengths, direction and size cheaply and quickly....just saying !!!!! Those LUR lock blunt tips are readily available and we all use them on our plastic squeeze bottle precise oilers......
Just looking at the videos, I wonder if the distribution might look better if the center tube was shorter than the outer tubes, and maybe cut to match the curve of the wheel? Just a thought.
What about 2 set screws on the block to hold it to the tube so it does not fall off? That way you will be able to clean out the small tubes easily without having to unsolder the block.
Looking good there Chuck.
Nice setup Chuck!
Nice job! I'm catching up. First sparks today, coolant tomorrow!
NICE ! now you've made me miss my surface grinder that's been "down" thru several moves ...... I really got to get that up an' running 'fore it celebrates it's 100th birthday !
Keep them coming my friend
I think some smaller tubes would help get it to the grinding part of the wheel.
I like the copper block..adds to the cool factor 😁
good video outsidescrewball
Very nice Chuck, but I have a question. How do you adjust the space for a new wheel vs a well used one? Also, as others have suggested, put a magnet in place for the return to flow over.
Thanks for sharing 👍 Might want to put a magnet in the tank.
Renzetti used large needle tubes as I recall on his. Very similar design to what you have done. Lovely work, and interested on what you are doing as I was thinking about doing the same to my grinder.
A magnet for filtration?
Did you pull the magnetic chuck and use a very thin coating of hylomar or permatex 85420 flange dressing to prevent rust jacking . Since hylomar never hardens and is resistant to most coolants and fuels.
Chuck since you can print out PLA parts how abt the idea of a LUR Lock or 2 or 3 connections on the male side of the fitting...... then u can interchange LUR lock blunt needle tips at will of various lengths, direction and size cheaply and quickly....just saying !!!!! Those LUR lock blunt tips are readily available and we all use them on our plastic squeeze bottle precise oilers......
Just looking at the videos, I wonder if the distribution might look better if the center tube was shorter than the outer tubes, and maybe cut to match the curve of the wheel? Just a thought.
Good idea to spin the wheel for 5 minutes or so after each job to get the coolant out of it so it doesn't go out of balance.
Hello Chuck,
Interesting video... Was there a particular reason you used copper rather than any other material....
Take care.
Paul,,
since I used copper pipe I thought what scrap do I have and found the perfect piece....thanks for viewing
where did you find the flood coolant tank & pump, and thanks for sharing
google search for coolant tank/pump, lot of sources, I chose Western Tool as they have a store close to me
What about 2 set screws on the block to hold it to the tube so it does not fall off? That way you will be able to clean out the small tubes easily without having to unsolder the block.
Roy....good idea!!! next build I will think of this
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Try using coffee filters
hmmm....will give that a try, thanks for viewing