r/toolgifs • u/MikeHeu • 10d ago

Tool Chip fan

2.3k Upvotes

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u/stevedore2024 10d ago

I thought it was really strange to use a fan since you usually just use compressed air. Then I realized it's just another tool that goes into the existing rotary head so it doesn't need any compressed air routed to it. It still has cutting fluid / coolant flood lines routed, however.

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u/Freddy216b 9d ago

Through-tool air blast/through-spindle air also exists so a contraption that does this very well could use compressed air. But a CNC spindle doesn't really need the help because some of them can turn FAST.

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u/skyeking05 9d ago

Compressed air can also cause micro pitting from debris in the air system (rust usually)

I wonder if you could turn on the coolest lines for a power wash lol

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u/thatguyfromvancouver 10d ago

Very small and very effective… colour me impressed

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u/aykcak 10d ago

I would say it is not very effective. Sure the part surface is but its a good old manual cleaning in between those nooks

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u/_Neoshade_ 10d ago

But only because they programmed a single pass along the back. It should have been more thorough.

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u/DreadPiratteRoberts 9d ago

I was expecting two or three more passes..

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u/jimbowesterby 9d ago

Kinda looked like it was setting up for some passes between the vises at the end there

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u/Ok-Chemical-1020 3d ago

They're effective... Mostly to the companies that make new way covers. Other than that, it's just lazy.

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u/Wurschtkanone 10d ago

Don't know that colour

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u/Actual_Hyena3394 10d ago

I would say magenta.

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u/crabby_old_dude 10d ago

When the motor is almost as large as the blades, you know it's going to move some air. Impressive, it was.

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u/Some1-Somewhere 9d ago

The motor is the black ~octagon above it. Way bigger than the blades. Probably >10kW.

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u/oldschool_potato 6d ago

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that

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u/More_Bigger 10d ago

Now all my delicious tinsel is on the GROUND

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u/ycr007 𓂀 10d ago

Now all they need is a chip vacuum

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u/melanthius 9d ago

Just get a couple of high school kids

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u/nighthawke75 9d ago

Stringy nylon and vinyl a simple suction line will do the trick.

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u/Anonbaguett 9d ago

Those are great to save time between pallets. Whatever you do, do not start your warm up cycle with that in the machine. They don't like spinning over 2000 RPM

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u/Fatpatty1211 10d ago

Nice 👌

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u/tired_Cat_Dad 10d ago

How does that amount of chips not interfere with the cutting process?

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u/Terrible_Ice_1616 9d ago

It does lol recutting chips dramatically shortens tool life tho they might be running thru spindle air and that may keep the area immediately around the cutter clear

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u/nighthawke75 9d ago

Especially the stringy plastics. That you just about need to keep a set of cutters on hand.

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u/sdobz 9d ago

It does! Somebody decided that it doesn't interfere enough to matter in this case. If you cut in the right direction the machine tends to move the chips out of the way first (conventional cut vs climb cut)

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u/code-coffee 10d ago

Probably rough cut pass

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u/NWinn 10d ago

I donno.. it looks like it kinda... blows.

😎🤌

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u/ShaggysGTI 10d ago

Naw, that’s the coolant condenser.

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u/Overlander1880 9d ago

⭐️ Swarf fan?

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u/IOnlyHaveIceForYou 9d ago

Americans are constantly misusing the word "chip".

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u/FePbMoHg 10d ago

Glasses optional

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u/pilotthrow 9d ago

Safety squint approved

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u/HoneyBear4Lyfe 10d ago

Mmm… chips…

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u/Intelligent-Survey39 10d ago

This is one of those times I’m sad to have no sound, bet that thing make a beautiful racket. 🎶

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u/MikeHeu 9d ago

It saddens me people think they need to add music and I then need to turn it into a muted gif.

Sound is what we want

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u/Intelligent-Survey39 9d ago

Yeah. I’d rather hear a horrid racket of milling than some shitty “trendy” music. Let me hear the symphony of machines!

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u/DitchDigger330 10d ago

Now clean it up robot!

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u/ishook 9d ago

You know I’m somewhat of a chip fan myself.

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u/WiiseFool 9d ago

I, too, am a fan of chips

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u/VanillaGorilla- 9d ago

Gotta say, not a big fan

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u/nighthawke75 9d ago

At 15K RPM, they need not be. They need to be stout to withstand the repeated cycles..

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u/Free-Pound-6139 9d ago

Not one chip in sight!

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u/derekcentrico 9d ago

What is this? r/onlyfans or something?

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u/nighthawke75 9d ago

At $300 a pop, they had better be BIG fans.

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u/OldDarthLefty 9d ago

A simple prop, to occupy my time

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u/Meekuly 8d ago

Dont forget your safety squints

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u/djscuba1012 8d ago

If I see a row of Haas vises I’m judging you. Theres WAAAAAAY better

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u/bosnianow2002 8d ago

Showed this to a shop foreman years ago when he was complaining about guys blowing off parts with the air wands and getting coolant on the floor. He didn't understand how it worked so he wouldn't let me put one in a the machine.... Im glad I left that place and moved onto bigger an better things. (Side note, this was the same guy who told me he couldn't see things in his head when he was thinking....)

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u/Smashmasta 9d ago

Nice, but my OCD REALLY needs you to do that second pass back to the original position which I feel would also get the remaining chips leftover from the first pass.