Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport way wear,lubrication fix

Speaking of which. The tubing used with those manifolds is 1/8" OD but has
a teeny, tinny ID. Anybody know where I can get some of this? I will be
setting up a oilier for my RF-45 conversion real soon. I have the manifold
but no tubing. All I can seem to find has a pretty big ID compared to the
OEM Bridgeport stuff.

Thanks,

Thomas

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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport way wear,lubrication fix


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> Way wear is a concern with continuous duty machines especially under CNC
> control. They just move more. On my B'ports, the amount of lubrication
> from the Bijur oiler did not seem sufficient. As I've noticed with many
> B'ports over the years. There is a manifold under the saddle that has
> filters and metering valves, usually eight of them. And three more located
> on the knee. The look like a small fitting for the plastic tubing. I took
> all mine out and drilled straight thru them in the lathe. I'm not sure if
> this is the proper thing to do. But, my machines get plenty of way lube
> now. I'd rather have too much than not enough. The metering valve/filters
> become restricted over time. I think the idea was to pull the lubrication
> lever and it kept the oil weeping all day. When a way is dry, I want oil
> and plenty of it there immediately.
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> Ron
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> Polaraligned <polaraligned@...> wrote:
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> With all the talk about anti-backlash ball screws, and ground vs.
> rolled leadscrews, Does anyone have problems with way wear when
> CNC'ing? After all, most of these machines are 30+ years old and
> have been used almost daily by some machinist making a living.
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