Pro tip: an old guy at the Milwaukee tool show told me 'a clean machine is a happy machine' after he saw my coolant sump

He pulled me aside, pointed at the sludge in my demo unit's tank, and said that single line made him run his shop for 40 years without a major crash, so now I scrub mine every Friday without fail.

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spencerh952mo ago

Absolutely, that old-timer wisdom is pure gold.

jana_hayes312mo ago

My grandpa's 30-year-old wrench still works better than my new one.

miles_campbell392mo ago

I used to roll my eyes at that kind of advice... figured it was just busywork. Seeing the gunk in that sump made it click though. Now my own gear gets that same Friday scrub.