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My coolant pump seized up halfway through a big aluminum run
It happened Tuesday morning about three hours into a 200-part order. The machine just started smoking and I smelled that awful burnt plastic smell. I shut everything down, pulled the pump, and found the impeller was completely locked with swarf. Cleaned it all out with some brake cleaner and a pick, put it back together, and it fired right up. Anyone have a good way to stop chips from getting past the filter on a Haas VF2?
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the_paige7mo ago
Remember when my buddy's coolant pump clogged with brass chips? He ended up adding a second coarse screen before the main filter.
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abbyc337mo ago
How big was that coarse screen he added, like 20 mesh or something?
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gray_schmidt86mo ago
It's funny how often a simple extra filter solves the worst problems.
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