quote:Originally posted by wallyw: Anyone using this coolant for barrel work? What ratio water:coolant you using?
Wally
Wally, I've been using it for about 4 month's, very happy with it. I mix about 5 to 1 since I want the lub. more than the cooling especially cutting thread's. It work's very well with my muzzle flush setup also give's a very nice finish when turning. I used Rustlick WS600AC for year's but this seem's to work just as well and I can get it locally for half the money. Ron
Posts: 67 | Location: Eddington,Maine, | Registered: 07 December 2001
quote:Originally posted by Ron Morse: Wally, I've been using it for about 4 month's, very happy with it. I mix about 5 to 1 since I want the lub. more than the cooling especially cutting thread's. It work's very well with my muzzle flush setup also give's a very nice finish when turning. I used Rustlick WS600AC for year's but this seem's to work just as well and I can get it locally for half the money. Ron
Thanks Ron,
What are you using for flushing from muzzle? High pressure or just typical coolant pump pressure?
Wally
Posts: 472 | Location: Oregon | Registered: 08 March 2002
What are you using for flushing from muzzle? High pressure or just typical coolant pump pressure?
Wally
The regular coolant pump won't do the job. Ihave a 1 horse Baldor motor-pump I bought from MSC. It would pump over 100 pound's pressure if I wanted. I usually use about 40 pound's pressure with the line valve open just enough to get good flow and carry the chip's out well. The first time I used it I opened the valve all the way once the reamer was in a way's and cutting, when I backed out to see if any of the flute's were packing it filled my hair covered the wall and ceiling with coolant and hit a wall about 18 feet away. Ron
Posts: 67 | Location: Eddington,Maine, | Registered: 07 December 2001
quote:Originally posted by Ron Morse: The regular coolant pump won't do the job. Ihave a 1 horse Baldor motor-pump I bought from MSC. It would pump over 100 pound's pressure if I wanted. I usually use about 40 pound's pressure with the line valve open just enough to get good flow and carry the chip's out well. The first time I used it I opened the valve all the way once the reamer was in a way's and cutting, when I backed out to see if any of the flute's were packing it filled my hair covered the wall and ceiling with coolant and hit a wall about 18 feet away. Ron
What model pump? How do you connect it to the muzzle?
Wally
Posts: 472 | Location: Oregon | Registered: 08 March 2002
Be careful with pressure. It takes only 14 psi to blow your eyeball out of its socket.
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quote:Originally posted by wallyw: What model pump? How do you connect it to the muzzle?
Wally
Wally, I bought the muzzle flush system put out by Greg Tannel several year's ago. I have them set up on 2 lathe's. I had been chambering barrel's for 25 year's and turned my nose up at it when I first heard of it. Now I don't know how I got along with out it. I sure wouldn't want to go back. Greg put out a number of video's, might have one that would help you. He's pretty sharp and a real nice guy to boot. If I can find the paper's I'll let you know what my pump is. I've got them somewhere. He has a web site "G.T.R.Tooling" http://gtrtooling.com/ Ron
Posts: 67 | Location: Eddington,Maine, | Registered: 07 December 2001
