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| awemawson:
The time was right today to break down the new chiller unit and give all it's bits a coat of paint. I've tried to keep 'sets' of plumbing still pushed together (although not yet soldered) to aid re-assembly. Once it was all apart and wiped down with Xylene, I lifted the frame up high on the forklift, put some kitchen foil on the castors to mask them, and gave the underside of the frame a blow over with the Silver hammer finish paint. While that was drying I gave the reverse side of all the panels and odds and sods a coat. Then I was able to lower the frame and push it indoors to paint the rest of it's box sections. By the time I'd done that, the panels and odds and sods were dry enough to invert, and paint their face sides. All together it's not come out too badly - just short of 2 litres sprayed on ! After a major clear up and a shower I can now contemplate putting it back together tomorrow. |
| awemawson:
--- Quote from: hermetic on May 16, 2020, 11:40:33 AM ---Looking good! Stellar job on the cooling unit! Phil --- End quote --- Thanks for the kind words Phil :thumbup: |
| tom osselton:
nice work! And just out of curiosity how did that turpentine bees wax anti rust mixture turn out on the long run? |
| awemawson:
Thanks Tom :thumbup: The turps / beeswax concoction works very well on the wood working machines - a nice thin lubricant / anti-rust coat that doesn't compromise the wood surface. It does however have a tendency to solidify in my plastic hand spray bottle - I suspect that the solvents migrate out - just needs a drop more turps every now and again ! |
| howsitwork?:
hmm n8ce idea Andrew had forgotten that one. Good to see isolation has kept you busy ! Ian |
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