Awl --
I am now the proud -- and broke -- owner of a 2013 Haas GR510, delivered Tues.
After that delivery, my adrenals have pert near collapsed, and my low testosterone has gone from low to Zero... I should be forming ovaries, just about now.....
And, delivered with no coolant tank, because the dims of the 95 gal tank are a staggering 48" x 78", and I'm already just about squoze out of the shop as it is. Here's the Haas coolant tank (in yellow):
So I gotta kluge up my own, which will save some space, save some bucks. But, so far, even diy ain't cheap. Here's what I've found, with a height contraint of 12".
Heh, I've thought about fish tanks, but seams are proly not a good idea here.... lol
Does anyone have better sources (read: cheaper) for this type of product?
I actually need to physically span about 60" (the table width), and here are some design considerations:
Are two smaller siphon-connected tanks essentially equivalent to one long tank, ito typical expected coolant fluid draw and return? Iow, will the fluid heights of the two tanks essentially match, during active draw and return? Iow, are there any significant drawbacks to siphon-connected tanks? I would need two of the 30x24x12 tanks to span the machine, for 74 gal.
But, do I really need so much coolant capacity? Mebbe smaller tanks under each return trough would do? The fadal VMC (3016) has a 35 gal tank, and I always thought THAT was pretty big.
Open Gantry machines probably don't use high vol. blast/flood coolant like an enclosed VMC, but the table area is much bigger, so it probably takes much longer for the coolant to get back. But my machine also has programmable coolant, which should make coolant usage even more efficient, volume-wise.
What is the practical difference between polyethylene and polypropylene as tank material? Are there common products made of these, that I would recognize, so I would know the diff?? Like plastic kitchenware?
Appreciate all input, idears.