Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] lubricants was Re: Re: spindle motors

Smoke wrote:

> Just looking at some bearing catalogs....it seems the bearings are rated to
> run faster in oil mist than any other form of lube.

The idea of oil mist is that the oil is light, and so causes minimal shear heating
in the bearings, and the air blast cools the bearings and supplies a steady stream
of new, cool oil.

>
> That DTBG grease sounds like it would be really great for a "one shot lube
> system installed on these "little" machines I'm designing.

Yup, just use it sparingly to prevent the churning of the grease from causing
heat.

Jon