Quote Originally Posted by tmarks11 View Post
Awesome job. Did you draft up any plans or build it on the fly?

Where did you source the chip conveyor belt from?


I am guessing it would make a mess if you ran the conveyor belt while flood coolant was in operation? What about if you angled the conveyor belt up instead of made it flat? All of the chip conveyors I have seen seem to be angled up at 30-45 degree angles, which allows time for the coolant to drain off before dumping.
Dreamed it up on the fly, working on blue prints. The chip conveyer is flat, enclosed in a tub that drains to the coolant tank. You can run flood coolant and the chip conveyer.
Normally I let the chips drain over night, start the conveyer in the morning. Lots of room for chips even if they build up. The belt support has a slight V in the center for the coolant
to drain of to the sides.