Arc-On
Aluminum
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2011
- Location
- Holland, MI
Hey guys,
Looking at sump vacs, don't really have any experience with them.
The Exair unit looks pretty simple. Don't really like paying 2k for basically an empty drum and a venturi vac, but I can't justify making one.
Anyone have one of these?
We have two sumps, each about 80gal, a 4020 VMC and a turning center. About every 6 months I'd like to clean them out, but we want to save the coolant if it is still good. We've normally pump most of it into a drum and then used a shop vac to get the rest, but that's messy and hard to deal with.
The Freddy units are more money than we can justify, so we're looking at more budget options.
The filters are neat but not required. We don't make a lot of fines, so we can just strain out the chips with a mesh strainer if needed.
Looking at sump vacs, don't really have any experience with them.
The Exair unit looks pretty simple. Don't really like paying 2k for basically an empty drum and a venturi vac, but I can't justify making one.
Anyone have one of these?
We have two sumps, each about 80gal, a 4020 VMC and a turning center. About every 6 months I'd like to clean them out, but we want to save the coolant if it is still good. We've normally pump most of it into a drum and then used a shop vac to get the rest, but that's messy and hard to deal with.
The Freddy units are more money than we can justify, so we're looking at more budget options.
The filters are neat but not required. We don't make a lot of fines, so we can just strain out the chips with a mesh strainer if needed.