Bought a $200 coolant filter system for my old Bridgeport retrofit

I was tired of cleaning chips out of the coolant tank every Friday, so I grabbed a basic magnetic and paper filter unit online. It took about three hours to plumb it in with some hose and clamps from the hardware store. Now the coolant stays clear for months and my finish passes are way cleaner with no grit. What's the best upgrade you've made to an older machine that really paid off?

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4 Comments

matthewdixon5mo ago

Totally feel that, best upgrade ever.

lilya765mo agoTop Commenter

Haha, @matthewdixon, I'm just glad my old setup didn't catch fire first!

karenh564mo agoMost Upvoted

Preach, the fire risk was real with those rigs lol.

quinna895mo ago

Matthewdixon, my old setup sounded like a jet engine trying to take off from my desk. The fan would kick on just to open a web browser. Upgrading felt less like a choice and more like a rescue mission for my own sanity. Now it's so quiet I actually hear my own thoughts, which is a weird new problem.