DIRTY coolant reservoir!

[Janderso]

Benmychree and projectnut know what they are talking about
It's a nasty job and it stinks. No wonder it gets put on the back burner

 

[MrWhoopee]

Fred was always dragging machines home from an auction. Invariably, if it had a coolant system the coolant was semi-solid and rancid enough to gag a maggot. Rubber gloves and a putty knife were the required equipment. I was sure grateful when I became too useful to be relegated to that cleanup.

If possible, make a basket from window screen to contain/protect the pump.

 

[mmcmdl]

LOL , cleaning out a mill tank is apprentice work . Wait till you have to clean out a large Blanchard grinder tank ! When I bought my 618SG I left the tank behind because it smelled so bad .

 

[machinistnoob]

Oil eater is indeed a superior product! We used to buy it by the gallon at Costco, sadly, they no longer carry it.

Yes, and sadly I have to order it from Amazon...

 

[Jim F]

Not just rookies who get stuck with that.
we have a fat lazy that me and the programmer have to clean up after, twice a year.........

 

[projectnut]

Fat and lazy is not a prerequisite to be assigned cleaning coolant tanks. Sometimes a bad attitude on the part of even a senior employee earns the assignment.

Then there’s the case of the boss being the only employee. Regardless of the position in the hierarchy the job still needs to be done.