My comment/question was based on the eBay description. I bought a similar unit and it *DID* come with an 8mm fitting as advertised. I need to get around to swapping it with a proper 1/4-inch connection.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 9:15 PM > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mist Cooler > > > From: Ken Strauss [mailto:[email protected]] > > I have one of those also. Where did you find 8mm air line? > > Mine came with a standard 1/4" fitting so I put fast attach coupler on it for > testing. Then went outside the shop with a container of water and used the > tire pressure hose that has a regulator on it. I played around with pressure > and flow. Below about 50 PSI it wouldn't pull the water up the full length of > the tubing. Above 50PSI it didn't have any trouble. > > Since the liquid supply tube runs all the way up and mixes at the nozzle I'm not > sure where the venturi is and I've not pulled it further apart than just seeing > what the tip was like. > > As we discussed before, the biggest issue with one of these will be how fine a > particulate is created and how much stays suspended in the air. That's > probably the biggest reason for having a valve on the fluid side of things. > Cooling mostly with air and hardly any fluid. > > And this is going to turn into one of these eventually projects. Just milled a > couple of brackets to size using WD-40. Haven't even figured out where I'll > mount this. > > John > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
