Anybody else having issues with coolant finding the exit between the doors? Or, Maybe it’s just because, like any newborn parent, I haven’t been able to look away while machining yet, so I am currently still staring like a kid in front of a microwave…
However, even if it’s not completely exiting, there’s still at least the annoyance of it filling the interior of the doors so that it drips everywhere when they are opened?
I’m stopping by the store today to grab some adhesive-backed door seal to try out like this stuff here
I’m also already thinking about just lasering out a second set of plexi for the inside of the doors to prevent that completely, but I thought I would throw it out for the group to see if there were any other people experiencing this as well?
Plexiglass sheets with magnetic strips on the interior works well. I made a “seal” using Gorilla tape on one of the vertical door edges to keep the coolant inside. Tried a couple different seals that I had here but most were too intrusive.
Good topic - I am also having the same thoughts - hate opening the doors and having coolant drip all over the place, as well as some happening when the machine is running. You can also tune down the volume of coolant hitting the cutting bit which reduces the splash zone.
I have some door wipes which I think will try as well — if they work will post the results. I like the idea of some plastic panels for the inside of the door, its dumb to have those U channels catch fluid.
I took a mallet and smacked the front lip down a little till it drained into the enclosure. Doesn’t fix the chips in the door, but it kept the coolant from dripping out.
