Spindle water cooling kit availability ?

[Lee Roberts]

Good Morning Andrew,

Normally when you buy the spindle etc the water cooling kit can come with it, it saves time and money etc...

I can look at mine later and show you with pics, but its usually 8x5mm hoses 5m, then also cheap china water (pond type) pump, however 5m isn't really enough you need at least 10m I would say, also 8x5mm is bigger than you need, the stuff they send is quite stiff so isn't very flexible, I swapped mine for something like 6x4 clear tube (clear so you can see the flow) I think it was, then I just used a basic 4 Gallon (18ltr) water tank for the sump and pump:

Tank: https://www.toolstation.com/water-storage-tank/p38349
Tank Lid: https://www.toolstation.com/storage-tank-lid/p67700

Any type of tank really with 15ltr or over capacity is fine, but keep it black (non transparent) so no day light can get in, then you use some Deionised Water and Antifreeze to make the coolant:

DEIONISED WATER: Deionised Water 10 LITRE (2x 5L) | (De Mineralised/De Ionised/Not Distilled) L
ANTIFREEZE & COOLANT: BLUE ANTIFREEZE & COOLANT | 10 LITRE | -37 ºC | High Concentrate/Longlife | 10L

Normally the generic pump they send has a 1/2" BSPT thread for the out let with a barb type connection for those 8x5 hose, however you can swap it like mine for one of these:

Male Stud: Male Stud Pneumatic Push-In Fitting For Air Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12mm BPST, Metric
- For 6x4 hose you need to order the 6mm push-in x 1/2" BSPT thread version.

Also for the spindle end you need some new Male Push-Fit studs as well (M8 x 1mm Fine thread), I *think* I have lots of these, I can send you some with the correct thread type, I may also have enough hose I can send as well :), later I will be going to the workshop I will make a video for you of how its all working...