Vibration reduction and coolant tables...

[impact]

Couple more shots from my table, if its any help to anyone.

[Harryman]

I don't know if anyone uses a waterfall separator with their coolant, they work pretty well to get rid of most of the fines before it gets back to your pump.

All you need is 2 containers, the first with a baffle forcing the fluid to go down under it before coming up to the drain leading to the next container. The pump is in the second one. 5 gal buckets, big tupperware, whatever you have around and some plumbing fittings. A coarse screen leading in and you're good to go.

[digits]

Originally Posted by millingjeweler I don't know if anyone uses a waterfall separator with their coolant, they work pretty well to get rid of most of the fines before it gets back to your pump. All you need is 2 containers, the first with a baffle forcing the fluid to go down under it before coming up to the drain leading to the next container. The pump is in the second one. 5 gal buckets, big tupperware, whatever you have around and some plumbing fittings. A coarse screen leading in and you're good to go.

Cheers, that is a good idea! I take it the baffle has to be properly sealed against the sides to prevent the coolant short-circuiting across the top and leaving a lot of stagnant liquid in the bottom?

I am hoping though that my chip bucket will become self filtering if I'm too lazy to empty it often enough - all my 40mm drain piping has ended up blocked with curly chips which self assemble into metal scourers!

[Harryman]

While it would be nice, the baffle doesn't have to be perfectly sealed, as long as the edges are fairly true, you can just slide it up against the wall in a round bucket and it'll be fine. If it's not sealed it's also easy to remove when you have to clean out the bucket.

I used to use this system for recirculating water in a tumbler with 3, 60 Gal drums and multiple baffles. It would go in looking like mud and finish almost clear.