Originally Posted by rocket67  Brian - Thanks for the advice. Lubrication is obviously very important on cnc machines.
What type of grease do you use? How often do you grease your machine?
Are there any other routine maintenance procedures?
We will be routing MDF board and i have read that this type of material will send the router bits blunt fairly quickly. I guess that it will be important to keep a good supply of sharp bits handy. Where does one buy the bits and
what is the approximate cost of them?
I would expect that MDF dust will need to be kept to a minimum around the machine to protect the electrical components etc so we will hook up some pretty good dust extraction.
Any and all advice is welcome.
Rocket. |
Rocket,
Sorry it took so long to get back to you, a little under the weather. To answer your question, use standard lithium grease made for grease guns. I sqweeze some in every 15 - 20 hours of run time. Router bits are generally a personal choice, I tend to use a fairily high quality bit making cabinets in hardwood veneer. The more you can keep dust at a minimum, the better off you will be. Check with the company and see if they have a dust shoe for the spindle.
Hope this helps.
Brian
P.S. The ATC is definately a good choice.