03/24/25 06:21PM CNC - Tormach PCNC 1100

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Issue Type: Equipment Problem
Area: CNC
Equipment: Tormach PCNC 1100
Summary: Flood coolant doesn’t work.
Additional Info: When I press coolant button, i hear electric motor noise. no flow from nozzle. i added approx 3 gal coolant and some of it spilled from the tank. (I mopped up the spill) Still no flow from nozzle.

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Just in case, check the cutoff valve at the base of the coolant nozzle/hose, it may have been toggled fully off during the move.

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I will check the orange valve next time I’m at the space. There was a trickle of coolant coming from the nozzle when I initially pressed the button, which petered out while I added coolant. Estimate 100 mL over 2 minutes. My impression was that it was moving the fluid that was already in the line.

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Thankfully it just seemed to be the valve, had decent coolant flow for about a minute after opening it fully and testing.

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