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Looking for feedback from anyone using the Tormach SmartCool system. Looking to add it to the 1100M that has the ATC. I know they changed the coolant ring but have not had a chance to see it yet. The twins are delivered and on a loading dock for me to pick up in the morning.
Smart Cool, absolutely! YES!! I bought mine with my 770 and also at the same time bought 2 fog busters. Well, I've used the fog busters a total of twice and the smart cool on every other part! It's just soooo convenient to not have to constantly aim the flood coolant nozzle. I also upgraded to the 1/8 hp coolant pump so I have pretty decent flow. No issues with chips. Oh yeah, if you get the smart cool, look into the multi cool as well for just a bit more, and have optional M7 air blast. And I fully recommend QualiChem XTREME CUT 251C Coolant. Never a single spot of rust after a decent year of use!
Check out the smart cool in use on my you tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkj...2uD58CxOAPrypA
Brian
ps, not a fan boy, just impressed by the smart cool device! lol
I use the Smartcool - with flood and fog buster (not the air blast as I can do that with a fog buster anyway). I like it mostly, but it is not always reliable. Sometimes it points where it is meant to, and other times it's off.
I'm a new user, Tormach 1100 with the Smartcool/Mutli cool.
With that I'm no expert but getting the setup right has been a real pain. Can't get it to reliably point at tool tip and when the cycle starts it points down below Z zero. Can't seem to get the ADMIN SMARTCOOL_OFFSET 1.0 (or whatever #) to enter (because in won't let me enter _'s for some reason) Even when I do M08 P2, once cycle starts it still points to below Z zero. SO for me it has been a real pain to get working right so far.
Other than that, I pause the cycle and use ALT U to point it where I want then the rest of the cycle it's good. I am being patient with this and trying to work through it because I truly believe it's worth it if you have an ATC.
I like the idea of the Smart Kool. Too bad it’s not compatible with Mach III.