Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Automatic Lubricator

Hi,

Good idea, I never would have thought of that. Any other suggestions would
be gratefully received.

Regards,

Terry

> Just use a solenoid and a timer to actuate the pump. Adjust the timer to

control the amount.

>
> Ron
>

>
> Hi Jon,
>
> The lines I'm thinking of is pistons operated via a motor and a camshaft
> similar to the way valves on a car operate. The cams could have multiple
> lobes when more oil is necessary such as for the leadscrews. The motor

drive

> could be geared down to deliver one revolution per hour and the amount of
> oil per stroke could be controlled via the diameter of the piston. It

should

> be possible to have a piston for each oiling point rather than having a
> manifold. I would also include some sort of manual lever to give every

point

> a shot before starting the machine.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry
>
>
> > >I have a number of different machines, Bridgeport Clone, Horizontal
> miller,
> > >Denford lathe and a Harrison 280 CNC. None of these machines have an
> > >automatic oiler and I was thinking of designing a one sizes fit all
> system,
> > >as one thing I'm not great at is remembering the lubricating and I'm

soon

> to
> > >start CNC'ing all these machines.
> > >
> > >Any suggestions for a system design would be most welcome.
> > >
> > >
> > I bought a brand-new lube pump for something like $34 on eBay. Some guy
> > imports
> > manual machines and CNCs them, or something, and removes the brand-new
> > manual
> > pumps and replaces them with motor-driven oil pumps. He sells them in
> > batches of
> > six or so. Otherwise, I think you can probably find similar deals there.
> > I made a distributor valve that lubes one pair of oil ports in each
> > position. I don't
> > have lube metering orifices in this system. But, really, the Bijur
> > system is pretty
> > nice, you can pick all the pieces out of a catalog. If you are going to
> > have a
> > motor-driven oil system, then the metering orifices are pretty much
> > necessary, as
> > the pump delivers a very slow trickle of oil.
> >
> > Jon