neural
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2019
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Post by neural on Nov 14, 2023 13:11:31 GMT -5
Trying to get past what is about the only thing left keeping me from using this Frantom unit I have. It's a multi-purpose unit, with Trim saw, shaping wheel, and polishing pad. Attached is an image of the box area of the trim saw. When I bought the machine, it had a very thin custom aluminum plate that went onto the shaft first to keep water from splashing up and out of the notched area that the shaft comes in through in the sidewall. Unfortunately the aluminum piece is pretty old and beat up, additionaly it was not part of the original machine, from what I can tell, as it is thin metal specifically so that it gets sandwiched between the trim saw top/table and the reservoir box. I can probably make a new one without much trouble, but I'm looking for any information someone might have on what the *original* method was for keeping water from splashing out the side of the box. Cooling is designed to be a constant flow, not to retain water, but the hole in the front, even when clean, can potentially clog up pretty quick if larger pieces of rock fall off into the reservoir, and the moment the water level gets up to the very bottom of the blade, it starts to spray it out the side of the machine, which is.. not optimal. Would love to know if there is somethin better than just a thin piece of metal that can be used to keep water spray down. I'm so close to being able to use this machine.
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Post by pauls on Nov 15, 2023 23:19:09 GMT -5
Was the thin Al plate attached to the shaft or did the shaft spin in the hole in the plate?
If it spins with the shaft it's there to sling water off the shaft before it migrates down the shaft to the outside, if the shaft just turns inside the hole it's only a physical barrier to stop spray. I think I would go with both options, something rotating on the shaft to stop water migrating along the shaft as well as maybe a rubber gasket sort of thing to stop spray out the hole. You could probably get hold of a steel washer to use as a slinger and a bit of rubber inner tube with a nice neat hole for the shaft to stop spray.
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Post by southernlakehuronguy on Nov 16, 2023 9:11:35 GMT -5
You could slip one of these on the shaft to keep water from migrating, use some silicone to better seal the shaft. Basically a drip ring that is used on kayak paddles...https://www.amazon.com/8-Inch-Hole-Rubber-Grommet-15pcs/dp/B0915GYTCJ/ref=asc_df_B0915GYTCJ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=508157844858&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12429249237398747404&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016817&hvtargid=pla-1268839439694&mcid=bbeb7c9e9f87346ea1d391528e0f451a&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTfhNLJJ5lml_SgNDswSgQo-ehOMXePE6F-AN1m14aREZI1mcjXr0WwaAjojEALw_wcB&th=1
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neural
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2019
Posts: 114
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Post by neural on Nov 19, 2023 15:00:42 GMT -5
Pauls: the old plate was a custom made piece. I'll grab a photo of it. I can cut a new one myself, and am planning to do so, just need to make a small sheet metal brake so I can get a straight bend along the top at the right spot.
That said I'm half wondering if this isn't the only solution. It would be messy, but I could probably make do with a thing sheet of plastic, just so the machine is usable until I get a more permanent fix made.
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