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kf2qd said:
If you turn the lathe on and the chuck does not hit swarf, it's pretty clean.
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My dad bought me a compressor for christmas a few years back. As I don't have a vac in the garage I use it to blow out the chips from the T slots. Then dustpan up. Other than using it as a poncy dust blower i pump the car tyres up with it to.
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the trouble with that is it blows the swarf into other places, motor, circuitry,etc.
not a good thing.
I clean my slots with a cheap toothbrush.
Roy
not a good thing.
I clean my slots with a cheap toothbrush.
Roy
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kevincoxshall said:
It works great for that BUT... Be sure that you wear safety glasses when doing that. I did that very same thing years ago and blew a small piece of metal into my eyeball. Ended up in emergency and then a specialist. There is still a rust spot on my eyeball today that they remind me about every time I have an eye exam. I was lucky that there was no permanent damage but it is just another reason why we should ALWAYS wear safety glasses. :bow:
Cheers
Don
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Most pro shops do not allow compressed air for machine cleaning has a bad side affect of forcing chips into recess of the machine and into people.
Not recommended.
Use the shop vac
Tin
Not recommended.
Use the shop vac
Tin
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My 9*20 is raised up by about an inch on some pieces of ms plate that I had cut...
This gives sufficient clearance to be able to brush out most of the swarf into a small dustpan and tossed into the bin....
Periodically I spray WD40 all over and wipe down with a rag, then give the slideways a good dousing of oil (especially if it aint going to be used for a while...)
This gives sufficient clearance to be able to brush out most of the swarf into a small dustpan and tossed into the bin....
Periodically I spray WD40 all over and wipe down with a rag, then give the slideways a good dousing of oil (especially if it aint going to be used for a while...)
