Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport way wear,lubrication fix

It's 5/32" pneumatic tubing, on mine anyway. Any air industrial outfit or even a truck parts outlet might have it. Legris makes the push connectors that are excellent for connecting, just push it in. All size tubing to standard NPT threads or any way you want it, even have the T's and manifolds. Good lubrication is a must for any CNC machine. I think J&L carries it as well as mcmaster-carr.

Ron

Thomas Powell <tppjr@...> wrote:

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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Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport way wear,lubrication fix


>
> 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.
>
> Ron
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> Polaraligned
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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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