05-28-2017, 11:10 PM
I've spent a bit of time this morning fiddling with the surface grinder- had to make a puller to remove the spindle arbor, set up the balancing jig and balanced a wheel. I have not connected power to the machine yet, may get that done this afternoon.
In the meantime, I have a question about the dust extraction unit. I cleaned it out- shoveled about 10kg of dust out of the bottom of it, gave it a hit with the pressure washer- and noticed that it has a fluid level indicator similar to the gearbox on my lathe etc, a clear plastic plug with a dot in the middle. It doesn't look like it has ever had fluid of any kind in it. I am wondering if this is supposed to have some oil in the bottom as a dust catcher, like an old truck air filter, or is the fluid level window there to tell you it is full if you are using a coolant? There is no coolant system on the grinder.
In the meantime, I have a question about the dust extraction unit. I cleaned it out- shoveled about 10kg of dust out of the bottom of it, gave it a hit with the pressure washer- and noticed that it has a fluid level indicator similar to the gearbox on my lathe etc, a clear plastic plug with a dot in the middle. It doesn't look like it has ever had fluid of any kind in it. I am wondering if this is supposed to have some oil in the bottom as a dust catcher, like an old truck air filter, or is the fluid level window there to tell you it is full if you are using a coolant? There is no coolant system on the grinder.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.