Thanks for the replies. I chose loc-line because the stuff is really cheap, easy to use, and very modular (changing length, nozzle size, adding additional lines, etc. is litteraly a "snap") ... I've seen setups on cnczone with copper tubing/compression fittings, and I'm sure it would work just as well as the loc-line stuff. Went ahead and bought enough loc-line to do 2 or 3 coolant lines so I can hit the cutter from different sides... not sure if I'll actually need more than one, but I figure over-engineering it can't hurt (unless the pump I purchased can't keep up with multiple lines).
I plan on using a large stainless steel dark room sink directly under the mini-mill with a completely vertical ~3" PVC drain. The drain will dump into a cheap plastic storage tub (~15"+ wall height) with a fine mess screen set a few inches below the top. The little pump I have coming in also has a stainless mesh screen on the inlet - should be able to pass anything that makes it through the pickup screen without a problem.
I've bought all the parts, so I might as well hook every thing up and see how the pump does before ditching it for something bigger.  |