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Our new core shooter jammed solid halfway through a big order for a local machine shop.
The maintenance team wanted to do a full teardown, but I convinced them to try a controlled heat cycle with the old propane torch first, which got it running again in about an hour. Anyone have a better trick for clearing a sudden binder buildup like that?
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scott.drew12d ago
Nice save with the torch! Honestly, I've had luck with a slow pour of hot vegetable oil down the feed tube to soften things up. It's messy but it got me out of a bind last winter.
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stellachen12d agoTop Commenter
That hot oil trick sounds like a recipe for a bigger mess though. You're just trading one clog for a greasy, slippery pipe that's harder to clean later. Plus, pouring hot oil down there could damage seals or hoses if they aren't meant for that kind of heat. A torch gives you direct heat to the actual blockage without adding more gunk to the system. Sometimes the simple fix is actually the better one long term.
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davis.ruby7d ago
That "greasy, slippery pipe" problem is exactly why @scott.drew's oil trick can backfire so badly later on.
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