I had thought I posted this yesterday, but apparently I didn't hit submit or something.
I'm cleaning out my VM16F which I acquired last year. I've finally gotten around to commissioning it - getting it facing the right direction in my garage, leveling, I bought more than 2 pull studs that fit it, etc.
For cleaning these machines, it looks like the fiberglass containment won't handle anyone standing on it... do people clean these machines out only from the outside, via the removable panels? I need to clean both some old chips (of plastic) out, and also wash/wipe the interior walls down to get rid of a decade's worth of oil and dust, and that's going to involve some reaching inside. Likewise, does anyone ever do something like cover the table with a piece of plywood and step inside on it? I'd think the table would handle the weight ok, but I'm not sure if that's needed or what.
On the bright side, the machine has only ever cut plastic, which means it probably has had less wear than metal cutting machines, but that also means that there's little bits of plastic/oil amalgam everywhere.
Lastly, if I use flood coolant, am I going to need to check/fix the seams on the enclosure first? I wouldn't be surprised, but I know some brands of machine don't have issues with leaks long term, should I assume I will and do some re-sealing?
Thanks,
Erik