The oil sits just below the pump intake, I would guess it sits off the bottom so that it doesn't pump up anything that settles.
The above is a post from my Town Woodhouse build. Half a day to clean the tank out, no way am I using it again. In the event I will need to spray some coolant at it I intend doing it from a 5 gallon container, with the table drain piped back to it. I can also move this about from machine to machine.Contents of the base tank - since 1961?
View attachment 278435I don't plan to be using the tank, I think a 5 gallon type container by the side will be a neater solution - anyone have views on this?