Originally Posted by zephyr9900  My leak isn't from the chip trays either, Robert. The leak is somewhere in the top of the base itself that I haven't been able to track down. Coolant doesn't appear on the floor for 20-30 minutes into a run, and it has to be traveling inside the base because the puddle is sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right of the rear of the base... It's maddening. I keep a mop and bucket by the machine. If I had the time and motivation (and space in the now more crowded garage) I'd take the machine off, have the base hot-tanked and sandblasted and powdercoated and then seal the top surface with urethane or epoxy. As it is, I don't think anything would stick to the current paint now that it's all been soaked into by the coolant.
I like your sprayer hose. I just plumbed in a branch to my coolant "manifold" to add a hose like yours.
Best regards,
Randy |
i have built fuel tanks for vehicles and coated the inside with por15 sealer and never had any leaks. i'd like to think my welds are flawless but i know that's not true. this is the first thing that comes to mind if i had to seal a hard to find pin hole leak in something:
http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=TS&dept=12. it goes on pretty thick and i think it would be perfect for the inside of the tormach base. it has been a couple years since i used it but i think it was a silver color that wouldn't look too out of place.
the sprayer hose i used was made for a shower (i mistakenly said it was for a sink in my last post) and has a quick release valve. i don't need to turn any valves, just plug in the hose and it automatically diverts the coolant to the hose. it is very simple to use and great for washing swarf off of the machine.