I assume "swamp cooler pumps" are like a good fountain pump?
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:44:04 GMT, "Jerry Foster"
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"Waynemak" wrote in message
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I am looking to use coolant on my lathe and mill, I was thinking of
using
one of the Harbor freight parts washing tanks with pump. Has anyone done
this? I would just hook up a drain tube that would drain into the tank,
that
way I could use it on the lathe and sometimes on the mill.


I put a pump intended for a garden fountain on a horizontal band saw I
acquired a few years back; it was cheap and it works well. But the saw
already had (most of) a cooling system on it. The pump was shot.

It is a good idea to put the pump in a nylon mesh bag to filter out the
big
chunks, though...

Jerry

Now that summer is nearly over..swamp cooler (evaporative cooler)
pumps may be coming on sale. They work very well for coolant pumps for
saws And lathes. They are intended for water so dont pump high sulpher
oil all that well if you need a large head distance but for water
based coolants..work very very well.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner