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Offline HS93

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WM 14 mill lubricating ?
« on: September 20, 2011, 06:57:26 AM »
has anybody with a wm14 worked out where to lubricate on the gear side /motor the bedways speak for themselves it's the gears and with what do I use.
any help would be appreatiated.
Peter
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Re: WM 14 mill lubricating ?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 06:26:07 PM »
Hi Peter

I use White spray on Lithium grease for the leadscrews and gears. Seems to work OK. I have also tightened the gibs on the z axis, and still lock them before milling. Your mod looks like a neat way of automating the z axis.

On a slightly different topic, I have been using small endmills for slot cutting at around 2000 rpm. I have found that after about half an hour the motor gets quite hot. I have remedied this by removing the cover and fitting a mains powered fan with ducting to accelerate the airflow through the motor. It may be that the taper roller bearings on the spindle are a bit tight, but I would rather have them this way.

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