So, I've had my Tormach less than a year, and recently got one of those nifty coolant sight gauges. I pulled the tank, and it was NASTY in there. Huge floating mold type thingies, and lots of gunk. I hardly use the machine, so it was a bit of a surprise. I presume some of it was due to not having my coolant at the right mixture, so I bought a refractometer. I also use the Tormach specified coolant (lets not get off on a coolant tangent please).
Questions:
1. Will keeping the right coolant mix prevent growing gunk in the tank?
2. Tramp oil pillows: Cost effective alternative? Also, do you put it in the tray above the tank, or down in the tank? How often to change it?
3. Anybody mod their drain with a more effective screen strategy?
I wonder about putting material in the drain tray to trap oil, with screen on top of that? Just thinking aloud, but there have got to be better methods than the stock system!
Questions:
1. Will keeping the right coolant mix prevent growing gunk in the tank?
2. Tramp oil pillows: Cost effective alternative? Also, do you put it in the tray above the tank, or down in the tank? How often to change it?
3. Anybody mod their drain with a more effective screen strategy?
I wonder about putting material in the drain tray to trap oil, with screen on top of that? Just thinking aloud, but there have got to be better methods than the stock system!