TLC'ing the coolant sump?

A tramp oil skimmer is dead easy to build. But I see cheap ones (cheap may be the operative) for under $60. What's your time worth?

One of my bosses used to run the coolant through a "sorbent sock". They're polypropylene fiber that won't absorb water or water solutions, only oil.

LLoyd

Hehe Nick did it have eyes and bite you ;-) You got a bit of a bacteria problem probably.

You can get various additives to treat this. I eventually went over to fully synthetic coolants which don't seem to suffer the same way.

How does that look like roughly?

For others a lot, for me nothing. :-)

Umm, where would I get that. Is it something like a filter found in body shops for filtering the outgoing air during painting? Or in a vac cleaner (one of those hi-tech sacks)?

Nick

LOL! I would have expected that from the feel.

Maybe, but I _guess_ no. The oil I am using never stinks. I had one can that sat for years (open) without stinking. Do all bacteria stink?

In the 70's I had a oil that smelled like broke after a week.

I cleaned the tank of my mill a year ago thoroughly with soda and detergent.

If you could confirm that there are non-stinking bacteria that make part of the coolant feel like a jelly fish (never touched one), I'd try this.

Nick

Both items can be found at industrial suppliers like MSC or McMaster or whatever equivalents you have in your area.

Pete C.

three varieties:- one with a belt

Regards Mark Rand

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PM to clean it more often.

There is really no 'cure' for it as the way lube will always migrate to the sump. A skimmer helps, but won't get all of it.